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Cancun Declaration On Peace In Central America

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In view of the worsening of the conflicts in Central America, the Heads of State of Colombia, Belisario Betancur; of Mexico, Miguel de la Madrid﹜ of Panama, Ricardo de la Espriella﹜ and of Venezuela, Luis Herrera Campins, decided to meet at Cancun, Mexico, today, 17 July 1983.

We considered the critical situation in Central America and agreed that we were all deeply concerned at the speed with which it was deteriorating, as evidenced by an escalation of violence, the progressive mounting of tensions, frontier incidents and the threat of a flare-up of hostilities that might spread. All this, combined with the arms race and outside interference, creates a tragic setting affecting the political stability of the region and ruling out any progress and consolidation of institutions responsive to the democratic yearning for freedom, social justice and economic development. The conflicts in Central America present the international community with the dilemma of either resolutely supporting and strengthening the path of political understanding by offering constructive solutions or passively accepting the accentuation of factors which could lead to extremely dangerous armed confrontations.

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International Legal Materials , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , July 1984 , pp. 841 - 848
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1984

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References

* [Reproduced from U.N. Document A/38/303 and S/15877 of July 19,1983, annex.]

[The Declaration has been endorsed by many other countries and has become the accepted basis on which the negotiations for peace in Central America are moving forward.]

* [Reproduced from U.N. Document S/16041 of October 13, 1983. This document was reissued on October 18, 1983 for technical reasons. Consequently, both dates are referred to in subsequent documentation.]

[The Contadora and Central American Document of Objectives, conclude at Panama City, September 9, 1983, appears at I.L.M. page 846.]

1/ A/38/68.

2/ S/15 727.

3/ S/15809.

4/ S/15900.

5/ S/15877.

6/ S/15982.

7/ The texts of the communications from the Governments of Nicaragua and Honduras on this subject were circulated to the Security Council as documents S/16006 and S/16021 respectively.

8/ Documents S/15 780, S/15 787, S/15806, S/15808, S/15813, S/15816, S/15817,S/15835, S/15836, S/1583 7, S/15838, S/15839, S/15840, S/15855, S/1585 7, S/15858,S/15879, S/15893, S/15899, S/15930, S/15952, S/15973, S/15979, S/15980, S/15986,S/15993, S/1599 5, S/1600 7, S/16011, S/16012, S/16013, S/16016, S/16018, S/16020,S/16022, S/16024, S/16025, S/16026, S/16030, S/16031, S/16032.

9/ Document S/PV.2477.