Inter-American Democratic Charter

OEA/Ser.G
CP/RES. 793 (1283/01)
27 June 2001
Original: Spanish

CP/RES. 793 (1283/01)

CONVOCATION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SPECIAL
SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

HAVING SEEN Article 58 of the Charter of the Organization of American States, Article 47 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, Article 43 of the Statutes of the Permanent Council, and Article 70 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council;

BEARING IN MIND that resolution AG/RES. 1838 (XXXI-O/01) reaffirmed the resolve of all the OAS member states to adopt an Inter-American Democratic Charter for the purpose of promoting and consolidating representative democracy as the system of government of all American states; and

CONSIDERING that resolution AG/RES. 1838 (XXXI-O/01) instructed the Permanent Council to convene a special session of the General Assembly to be held in Lima, Peru, no later than September 30, 2001,

RESOLVES:

To convene the twenty-eighth special session of the General Assembly, to be held in Lima, Peru, on September 10, 2001, for the adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, in keeping with resolution AG/RES. 1838 (XXXI-O/01).