COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY OEA/Ser.K/XXIX
OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE CSH/FORO-II/doc.1/06 corr. 2
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 22 November 2006
Original: Spanish
II Forum on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
November 29, 2006
Washington, D. C.
SUMMARY TABLE OF MEMBER STATES’ REPORTS ON THE
APPLICATION OF CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
FOR THE PERIOD 1995 TO 2006
E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E
The OAS member states, meeting in Santiago, Chile, in 1995 and in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 1998, at the first and second regional conferences on confidence- and security-building measures, agreed to recommend the application, in the manner that is most suitable, of the following twenty confidence- and security-building measures:
1995:
a. Gradual adoption of agreements regarding advance notice of military exercises;
b. Exchange of information and participation of all member states in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and the Standardized International Reporting of Military Expenditures;
c. Promotion of the development and exchange of information concerning defense policies and doctrines;
d. Consideration of a consultation process with a view to proceeding towards limitation and control of conventional weapons;
e. Agreements on invitation of observers to military exercises, visits to military installations, arrangements for observing routine operations and exchange of civilian and military personnel for regular and advanced training;
f. Meetings and activities to prevent incidents and increase security for transport by land, sea, and air;
g. Cooperation programs in the event of natural disasters or to prevent such disasters, based on the request and authorization of the affected states;
h. Development and establishment of communications among civilian or military authorities of neighboring countries in accordance with their border situation;
i. Holding of seminars and courses, and studies on mutual confidence- and security-building measures and policies to promote confidence involving the participation of civilians and military personnel, and on the special security concerns of small island states;
j. A High-level meetings on the special security concerns of small island states; and
k. Education Programs of education for peace.
1998:
a. Encourage contact and cooperation among legislators on confidence-building measures and on matters of peace and hemispheric security, including conferences, the exchange of visits, and a meeting of parliamentarians, in order to strengthen this process.
b. Extend to diplomatic training institutes, military academies, research centers, and universities the seminars, courses, and studies envisioned in the Declarations of Santiago and San Salvador on confidence- and security-building measures, disarmament, and other issues related to peace and hemispheric security, with participation in those activities by government, civilian, and military officials and by civil society.
c. Identify and carry out activities promoting cooperation among neighboring countries along their border regions.
d. Promote the exchange of information, inter alia, through the publication of books on defense or official documents, as appropriate, permitting greater transparency with respect to the defense policies of each country, and on the organization, structure, size, and composition of the armed forces.
e. In order to promote transparency, and with technical support from the appropriate international economic agencies, encourage the carrying out of studies for establishing a common methodology in order to facilitate the comparison of military expenditures in the region, taking into account, inter alia, the United Nations Standardized International Reporting of Military Expenditures.
f. Develop a cooperation program to address the concerns raised by maritime transport of nuclear and other waste, and to cooperate and coordinate in the relevant international fora to strengthen standards governing such transport and its safety.
g. Continue supporting the efforts of the small island states to address their special security concerns, including those of an economic, financial, and environmental nature, taking into consideration their vulnerability and level of development.
h. Improve and broaden the information submitted by the member states to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, so as to enhance the Hemisphere's contribution to pursuing the aims of that register, in compliance with the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly.
i. Continue consultations and the exchange of ideas within the Hemisphere to advance the limitation and control of conventional weapons in the region.
The General Assembly has, through its resolutions since 1996, urged member states to apply these measures, and has requested that they inform the Secretary General of their actions in this regard. The reports submitted in compliance with the General Assembly's request, have been duly published and circulated for the information of all member states.
In preparing for the Forum on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, mandated by the General Assembly in 2004 through its resolution AG/RES. 1996 (XXXIV-O/04), the Committee on Hemispheric Security requested a listing of the reports received and published to date. This Summary Table, indicating the member states which have submitted reports to date, is presented in compliance with that request.
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SUMMARY TABLE OF MEMBER STATES’ REPORTS
ON THE APPLICATION OF CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
FOR THE PERIOD 1995 TO 2006
YEAR[1]/ / MEMBER STATE / DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION NUMBER /1995 / 1. United States / CP/doc.2646/95
1996 / 1. Brazil
2. United States
3. Argentina
4. El Salvador
5. Chile
6. Mexico
7. Peru
8. Guatemala
9. Bolivia
10. Honduras
11. Brazil
12. Argentina
13. Ecuador
14. Peru
15. Chile
16. Argentina
17. Brazil / CP/CSH-32/96
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 1 and add. 1-a
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 2
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 3 and add. 3-a
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 4 and add. 4-a
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 5
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 6
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 7
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 8
CP/CSH-32/96 add. 9
CP/CSH-54/96
CP/CSH-54/96 add. 1
CP/CSH-69/97 and add.a
CP/CSH-69/97 add. 2 and add. 2-a
CP/CSH-69/97 add. 3
CP/CSH-69/97 add. 4 and add. 4-a
CP/CSH-69/97 add. 5 and add.5-a
1997 / 1. Peru
2. United States
3. United States
4. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / CP/CSH-81/97
CP/CSH-84/97
CP/CSH-69/97 add. 1
CP/CSH-84/97 add. 1
1998 / 1. El Salvador
2. Venezuela
3. Chile
4. Guyana
5. Peru
6. Canada
7. United States / CP/CSH-139/98 and add. 2
CP/CSH-139/98 add. 1
CP/CSH-139/98 add. 3
CP/CSH-139/98 add. 4
CP/CSH-139/98 add. 5
CP/CSH-139/98 add. 6
CP/CSH-81/97 add. 1
1999 / 1. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
2. Trinidad and Tobago
3. Canada
4. United States
5. United States / CP/CSH-247/99
CP/CSH-286/00
CP/CSH-286/00 add. 1
CP/CSH-286/00 add. 2
CP/CSH-138/99
2000 / 1. El Salvador
2. Argentina
3. Brazil
4. Canada
5. Honduras
6. Mexico
7. Peru
8. United States / CP/CSH-316/00 and CP/CSH-383/01 add. 5
CP/CSH-383/01
CP/CSH-383/01 add. 1
CP/CSH-383/01 add. 2
CP/CSH-383/01 add. 3
CP/CSH-383/01 add. 4
CP/CSH-383/01 add. 6
CP/CSH-286/00 add. 2
2001 / 1. Ecuador
2. Brazil
3. Honduras
4. El Salvador
5. Nicaragua
6. United States / CP/CSH-445/02
CP/CSH-445/02 add. 1
CP/CSH-445/02 add. 2
CP/CSH-445/02 add. 3
CP/CSH-445/02 add. 4
CP/CSH-383/01 add 7.
2002 / 1. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2. Guatemala
3. Chile
4. Mexico
5. Peru
6. Nicaragua / CP/CSH-484/02
CP/CSH-484/02 add. 1 and corr. 1
CP/CSH-484/02 add. 2
CP/CSH-484/02 add. 3
CP/CSH-484/02 add. 4
CP/CSH-484/02 add. 5
2003 / 1. Mexico
2. Nicaragua / CP/CSH-603/03
CP/CSH-603/03 add. 1
2004 / 1. Uruguay
2. El Salvador
3. Colombia
4. United States / CP/CSH-652/04
CP/CSH-652/04 add. 1
CP/CSH-652/04 add. 2
CP/CSH-728/05 add.2
2005 / 1. Chile
2. Argentina
3. United States / CP/CSH-728/05
CP/CSH-728/05 add. 1
CP/CSH-728/05 add. 2
2006 / 1. Nicaragua
2. Chile
3. Colombia
4. United States
5. Argentina
6. El Salvador / CP/CSH-780/06
CP/CSH-780/06 add. 1
CP/CSH-780/06 add. 2
CP/CSH-780/06 add. 3
CP/CSH-785/06
CP/CSH-785/06 add. 1
[1]. Indicates year to which information pertains.