The peace accords in El Salavador

The European Parliament,

A. having regard to the peace accord signed on 16 January 1992

in Mexico City by the Government of El Salvador and the

Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) under the

auspices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and

the entire international community,

B. expressing great satisfaction at the ending of hostilities

and the formal undertaking by the parties involved to

launch the peace process on 1 February 1992 and end it on

31 October 1992, with the handing-over of all the FMLN's

arms,

C. recognizing the great importance of reforming and cutting

back the armed forces, dissolving the public security corps

and creating a new national civil police force under

civilian command, serving a democratic government and

ensuring the eradication of the death squads,

D. warmly appreciating the ending of the FMLN's military

structure and the reintegration of its members, within a

framework of full legality, into the civilian, political

and institutional life of the country,

E. mindful of the creation of the National Commission for the

Consolidation of Peace (COPAZ) and the Truth Commission as

the appropriate mechanisms for administering the agreements

as regards the timetable and the investigation of cases

classified as serious human rights violations,

F. whereas a genuine peace, after 12 years of war and

destruction, will be achieved only in an atmosphere of true

consensus and social justice and within a context of

regional integration,

G. welcoming the efforts of the Commission which have meant

that the Community is the first supplier of aid to be

established in El Salvador since the signing of the peace

agreement,

H. welcoming the imaginative and important nature of the

Community's aid, especially in frontier regions where, for

example, ECU 7 m will be provided for the promotion of

mini-enterprises,

I. recognizing the importance of economic resources for the

genuine reintegration into civilian life of members of the

FMLN and those members of the armed forces who are affected

by the reform and cutback of the armed forces,

J. underlining the great impact which this accord will have

for all conflicts in the continent and in particular the

region,

1. Congratulates the Salvadorean people, its government, the

FMLN and all the political and social forces on the great

resolve and maturity shown during the signing of the peace

accord on 16 January 1992, and likewise congratulates the

former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Javier

Pérez de Cuéllar, and his team for their mediation work;

2. Recognizes the role played by the former UN Secretary-

General and his personal representative, Mr Alvaro de Soto,

who helped to achieve these results;

3. Urges the parties concerned to respect scrupulously the

commitments given, thus opening the way to a new era of

peace, democracy and social progress for the Salvadorean

people;

4. Calls on the Government of El Salvador, the FMLN and all

the political and social forces to intensify their efforts

towards a consensus with a view to rebuilding the social

fabric, which has been severely disrupted by the past 12

years of war and its impact;

5. Calls on the Commission and Council to place at El

Salvador's disposal the necessary means and resources for

the reconstruction of its infrastructure and the civilian

and social reintegration of former FMLN fighters and

members of the armed forces affected by the reform and

cutbacks agreed on;

6. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States

to give significant aid to the monitoring and verification

of the overall peace process by the UN Observers for El

Salvador (ONUSAL);

7. Calls on the US Administration to provide economic aid on

a similar scale to the military aid hitherto made available

to the Government of El Salvador;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the

Commission, Council, the governments of the Member States,

the Government of El Salvador, the FMLN, the Secretariat

of the United Nations, the United States Government, the

Salvadorean Legislative Assembly, the Central American

Parliament, the OAS and the parliaments of the countries

of Latin America.