2000/420/CFSP: Council Common Position of 29 June 2000 concerning EU support for the OAU peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Date: 2000-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: African Union, EU aid, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, peacekeeping

1.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 161/1

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 29 June 2000

concerning EU support for the OAU peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea

(2000/420/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On 10 April 2000, the Council adopted conclusions on
the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea on the basis of
regular
reports by the Presidency's Special Repres-
entative.

The Council has adopted Common Position 97/356/
CFSP concerning conflict prevention and resolution in
Africa (1)
98/350/CFSP
concerning human rights, democratic principles, the rule
of law and good governance in Africa (2).

Common

Position

and

As stated in the declarations of the Presidency on behalf
of
the European Union of 17 November 1998, 15
January, 11 February, 2 March, 18 June, 21 July 1999,
10 May, 17 May and 14 June 2000, and in the Conclu-
sions of the Council on 22 and 23 May 2000, the Union
has pledged its support to the implementation of the
peace plan drawn up under the auspices of the Organ-
isation of African Unity (OAU) provided that the parties
respect and implement such plan in accordance with the
terms set out therein.

The United Nations Security Council has adopted Reso-
lutions 1177(98), 1226(99), 1227(99), 1297(2000) and
1298(2000).

On 18 June 2000, the Governments of Ethiopia and
Eritrea signed an agreement on cessation of hostilities,
proposed by the OAU, which the European Council
welcomed through its Declaration on 20 June 2000,

The European Union shall
in coordinated manner support
action taken by the Organisation of African Unity and the
United Nations for the implementation of the OAU peace
settlement,
including the cessation of hostilities agreement
signed by the two countries concerned on 18 June 2000. The
European Union shall support in particular the deployment of
international observers, the delimitation and demarcation of
borders, mine-clearance and efforts to assist refugees and
displaced persons.

Article 3

The Council notes that the Commission may direct its action
towards achieving the objectives of this Common Position,
where appropriate, by relevant Community measures.

Article 4

The European Union and its Member States reserve the right to
modify or cancel any activities in support of the implementa-
tion of the OAU peace package if the parties do not abide by
the terms thereof.

Article 5

This Common Position shall take effect on the day of
adoption.

its

Article 6

This Common Position shall be published in the Official
Journal.

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000.

Article 1

The objective of this Common Position is to support the OAU
peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

For the Council

The President

M. ARCANJO

(1) OJ L 153, 11.6.1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 158, 2.6.1998, p. 1.