Security Council resolution 729 (1992) [El Salvador]

Resolution 729 (1992) of 14 January 1992

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 637 (1989) of 27 July 1989,

Recalling also its resolution 714 (1991) of 30 September 1991, as well as the statement made by the President of the Council on behalf of the members of the Council on 3 January 1992 (S/23360) following the signature of the Act of New York on 31 December 1991,

Recalling further its resolution 693 (1991) of 20 May 1991 by which it established the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL),

Welcoming the agreements between the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), which are to be signed in Mexico City on 16 January 1992 and which, when implemented, will put a definitive end to the Salvadorian armed conflict, and will open the way for national reconciliation,

Calling upon both parties to continue to exercise maximum moderation and restraint and to take no action which would be contrary to or adversely affect the agreements to be signed in Mexico City,

Expressing its conviction that a peaceful settlement in El Salvador will make a decisive contribution to the Central American peace process,

Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to convey shortly to the Council his recommendation on the termination of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA),

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General contained in document S/23402;

2. Decides, on the basis of the Secretary-General's report and in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 693 (1991) of 20 May 1991, to enlarge the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) to include the verification and monitoring of the implementation of the agreements once these are signed in Mexico City between the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, in particular the Agreement on the Cessation of the Armed Conflict and the Agreement on the Establishment of a National Civil Police;

3. Also decides that the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL), enlarged in accordance with this resolution, will be extended to 31 October 1992 and that it will be reviewed at that time on the basis of recommendations to be presented by the Secretary-General;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to increase the strength of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) as recommended in his report;

5. Calls upon both parties to respect scrupulously and to implement in good faith the commitments assumed by them under the agreements which are to be signed in Mexico City, and to cooperate fully with the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) in its task of verifying the implementation of these agreements;

6. Reaffirms its support for the Secretary-General's continuing mission of good offices with regard to the Central American peace process, and in particular for his observations in paragraphs 17, 18 and 19 of the report regarding his intention to continue, as was foreseen in the Geneva Agreement of 4 April 1990 concerning the process which is to end definitively the armed conflict, to rely on the Governments of Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela, as well as other States and groups of States, to support him in the exercise of his responsibilities;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council fully informed of developments relating to the implementation of this resolution and to report on the operations of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) before the expiry of the new mandate period.

Adopted unanimously at the 3030th meeting.