B4-0342, 0347, 0388 and 0415/94

Resolution on El Salvador

The European Parliament,

-having regard to its resolution of 18 November 1993 on El Salvador,

A.welcoming progress in the implementation of the peace accords, and welcoming the 4 October 1994 declaration by the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN reaffirming their commitment to the accords,

B.believing that the progress in establishing peace and respect for human rights in El Salvador could be put in jeopardy if the presence of international observers is prematurely reduced,

C.distressed at the persistence of grave human rights violations such as extra-judicial executions and death threats,

D.underlining the crucial importance of the continued presence of UNOSAL, the UN mission in El Salvador, welcomed by all parties concerned,

E.recalling that the mandate for UNOSAL will expire at the end of November 1994,

1.Calls on the newly elected authorities and on all sectors of Salvadorian society to comply fully with the peace accords, and especially to transfer landownerships to people living in former conflict regions and to former soldiers and to members of the FMLN, as agreed;

2.Calls on the Member States of the European Union to act in unison with the United Nations to extend the mandate of UNOSAL for at least a year;

3.Believes that if the UN presence in El Salvador has to be reduced or curtailed for financial reasons, this will be a sign of gross irresponsibility among members of the UN;

4.Recommends that the European Union use its support for the Human Rights Council to promote improvements in the impartiality and effectiveness of that institution;

5.Calls for the immediate release of Mr Villalobos, one of the signatories of the Chapultepec agreement;

6.Stresses the importance of ensuring that the UN independent expert, Mr Pedro Nikken, is able to carry out on-the-spot human rights monitoring in El Salvador;

7.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Government of El Salvador, the UN Secretary-General and the Central American Parliament.