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their 29 August 1994 Agreement on the Preparatory Transfer of Powers and
Responsibilities, the Protocol of Further Transfer of Powers and
Responsibilities signed by the Government of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization at Cairo on 27 August 1995 and the Interim Agreement
on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, signed by the Government of Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995,
Also bearing in mind the Agreement between Israel and Jordan on the
Common Agenda, signed in Washington, D.C., on 14 September 1993, the
Washington Declaration3 signed by Jordan and Israel on 25 July 1994 and the
Treaty of Peace between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom4 of
Jordan of 26 October 1994,
Welcoming the Declaration of the Middle East/North Africa Economic
Summit5 held at Casablanca from 30 October to 1 November 1994, the Declaration
of the Middle East/North Africa Economic Summit held at Amman from 29 to
31 October 1995 and the Middle East/North Africa Economic Conference held at
Cairo from 12 to 14 November 1996,
Welcoming also the declared commitment of the parties concerned to
overcome remaining difficulties and proceed with negotiations,
1.
Welcomes the peace process started at Madrid, and supports the
subsequent bilateral negotiations;
2.
Stresses the importance of, and need for, achieving a
comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;
3.
Expresses its full support for all the achievements of the peace
process thus far, which constitute important steps in achieving a
comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;
4.
Urges all parties to fulfil their obligations and to implement the
agreements already reached;
5.
Calls for the immediate acceleration of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis;
6.
Stresses the need to achieve rapid progress on all tracks of the
Arab-Israeli negotiations within the peace process;
7.
Welcomes the results of the Conference to Support Middle East
Peace, convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, including the
establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, and the subsequent work of the
World Bank Consultative Group, welcomes also the appointment by the SecretaryGeneral of the "United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied
Territories", and urges Member States to expedite economic, financial and
technical assistance to the Palestinian people during the interim period;
3
A/49/300-S/1994/939, annex.
4
A/50/73-S/1995/83, enclosure.
5
See A/49/645, annex.
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