RESOLUTION B3-1572, 1587, 1592, 1595, 1606, 1614 and 1626/92

Resolution on the situation in Angola

The European Parliament,

A. having regard to the violation of the peace agreements and the serious conflicts and acts of violence recorded in Angola,

B. whereas UNITA has violated the agreements signed in Bicesse in May 1991 by refusing to respect the outcome of the elections,

C. deploring the fact that the elections, although overseen by a large number of international observers, did not result in the requisite political solution and that one side's refusal to accept the election result, and their acts of violence, prompted the others to perpetrate similar excesses,

D. having regard to the EPC Declaration of 23 October 1992 which it fully endorses,

E. mindful of the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 30 October 1992 extending the UN mandate in Angola, warning that any party which did not comply with the undertakings entered into under the peace agreements would be repudiated by the international community,

F. having regard to the use of blackmail and revenge, the undeclared civil war that has broken out in Angola, leaving thousands dead and wounded, including political leaders, official negotiators, a number of foreign citizens and UNAVEM officials,

G. deeply concerned at the fate of those arrested during these incidents, among them Godfrey Absalom Nagonya, a human rights activist who is now detained in the Estrada de Catete prison,

H. hoping that the necessary conditions will be created to enable the second round of the presidential elections to take place,

1. Strongly condemns the violation of the peace agreement and the skirmishes, killings and destruction which have taken place and expresses its deepest condolences to the victims;

2. Condemns any further acts of hostility and violence and calls for an immediate end to armed attacks and for the resumption of the pacification process;

3. Calls for an international inquiry into all the incidents, skirmishes and killings in Angola since the elections;

4. Calls for that international inquiry also to cover the possible implications of third countries in the current situation in Angola and the possible presence of foreign troops on Angolan soil;

5. Hopes that all the countries in the region will refrain from intervening in Angola's internal affairs and from any other activity likely to obstruct a swift return to a situation of peace and normality;

6. Calls on the UN and the countries which contributed to the Bicesse agreements to do their utmost to ensure that Angola's future is settled;

7. Calls on the international community to attach greater importance to the conclusion of the electoral process and requests the UN and all the relevant international organizations and, more particularly, the Community to support the peace process in Angola, in particular by supporting the organization of a second ballot for the presidential elections and by ensuring that such a ballot is monitored by a sufficient number of observers;

8. Calls for the introduction of an aid programme to help the newly elected government to tackle the serious economic and social problems associated with reconstruction;

9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, EPC, the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the governments of the United States, Russia, South Africa and Angola, the Secretary-General of the OAU, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EEC Joint Assembly and the Presidents of the MPLA and UNITA.