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Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,
the representative of the Palestinian people, at Cairo on 4 May 1994, 2/ and
their 29 August 1994 agreement on the preparatory transfer of powers and
responsibilities,
Also bearing in mind the Agreement between Israel and Jordan on the
Common Agenda, signed in Washington on 14 September 1993, the Washington
Declaration, 3/ signed by Jordan and Israel on 25 July 1994, and the JordanIsrael Treaty of Peace of 26 October 1994,
Welcoming the Declaration of Casablanca, adopted at the Middle
East/North Africa Economic Summit, 4/ held at Casablanca from 30 October to
1 November 1994,
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 the achievements of the peace
process thus far, in particular the Declaration of Principles on Interim SelfGovernment Arrangements, signed by the Government of the State of Israel and
the Palestine Liberation Organization, the subsequent Agreement on the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area, signed by the Government of the State of Israel
and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the
Palestinian people, their 29 August 1994 agreement on the preparatory transfer
of powers and responsibilities, the Agreement between Israel and Jordan on the
Common Agenda, the Washington Declaration, signed by Jordan and Israel on
25 July 1994, and the Jordan-Israel Treaty of Peace of 26 October 1994, which
constitute important steps in achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting
peace in the Middle East, and urges all parties to implement the agreements
reached;
4.
Stresses the need to achieve rapid progress on the other tracks of
the Arab-Israeli negotiations within the peace process;
5.
Welcomes the results of the Conference to Support Middle East
Peace, convened in Washington 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 Secretary-General 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;
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2/
A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex.
3/
A/49/300-S/1994/939, annex.
4/
A/49/645, annex.
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