Fifty-first session
Agenda item 40
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 51/198 B of 27 March 1997, in which it extended
the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala until
31 March 1998,
Welcoming the timely implementation of the Agreement on the Definitive
Ceasefire,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General relating to
verification of the peace accords,
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations
Verification Mission in Guatemala;
2. Takes note with satisfaction of the progress made so far in the
implementation of the peace accords;
3. Commends the Government of Guatemala, the Unidad Revolucionaria
Nacional Guatemalteca and the Guatemalan people, institutions and
organizations for their participation in the implementation process;
4. Encourages the two parties and all sectors of Guatemalan society
to join efforts for the implementation of all steps provided for in the second
phase of the Agreement on the Implementation, Compliance and Verification
Timetable for the Peace Agreements, until 31 December 1997;
5. Reiterates its full support for the comprehensive agenda of
democratic, equitable and multicultural development included in the accords, and invites the international community to continue cooperating in the establishment of the most favourable conditions for its realization;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the General Assembly fully
informed about the implementation process in the light of the present
resolution.