Final Communiqué of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the informal consultative group meeting in Geneva
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Final Communiqué of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the informal consultative group meeting in GenevaDate
7 Apr 1992Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Liberia peace processParties
Done at Geneva this Seventh day of April, 1992
(Signed):
...
His Excellency Dr. Amos Sawyer,
President of the Interim Government of Liberia
Mr. Charles Taylor,
Head of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)Third parties
Meeting held of the ECOWAS Committee of Five. Parties are listed as: - His Excellency Blaise Compaore, President of Faso, Head of Government, Burkina Faso - His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny, (Chairman) President of Côte d'Ivoire - His Excellency Abdou Diouf, President of the Republic of Senegal - Honourable Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, Vice-President, representing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria] Page 3, Done at Geneva this Seventh day of April, 1992 (Signed): His Excellency Blaise Compaore, President of Faso, Head of Government, Burkina Faso His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire His Excellency Abdou Diouf, President of the Republic of Senegal Honourable Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, Vice-President, Representing the President of the Federal Republic of NigeriaDescription
This short agreement reaffirms and further clarifies the Yammoussokro Accord of 30 October 1991 and sets out a programme of implementation for the accord.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- ElectionsPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 4: The Group's discussion was characterised by a new spirit of constructive dialogue. The Group reaffirmed the validity of the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991 as offering the best possible framework for a peaceful resolution of the Liberian conflict, for creating the necessary conditions of peace and security and the proper atmosphere that would conduct free, fair and democratic elections in Liberia. It therefore called on all the parties concerned, in particular the NPFL, to repose trust and confidence in ECOMOG and to co-operate fully with ECOMOG to ensure, without any further delay, the speedy, uninterrupted and effective implementation of the Accord.
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation, Untitled Preamble: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia. - Electoral commissionPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- DemocracyPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 4: The Group's discussion was characterised by a new spirit of constructive dialogue. The Group reaffirmed the validity of the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991 as offering the best possible framework for a peaceful resolution of the Liberian conflict, for creating the necessary conditions of peace and security and the proper atmosphere that would conduct free, fair and democratic elections in Liberia. It therefore called on all the parties concerned, in particular the NPFL, to repose trust and confidence in ECOMOG and to co-operate fully with ECOMOG to ensure, without any further delay, the speedy, uninterrupted and effective implementation of the Accord.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/accessPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
...(b) That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG. NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
...May 1992
...11 - All seaports including Buchanan, Greenville and Harper to be secured by ECOMOG
14 - ECOMOG secures all airports/airfields
16 - All road blocks maintained by all factions to be dismantled - Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courtsPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or accessPage 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
...(b) That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG. NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
...May 1992
...11 - All seaports including Buchanan, Greenville and Harper to be secured by ECOMOG
Security sector
- Security GuaranteesPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
...May 1992
6 - ECOMOG completes the occupation of the buffer zone between Liberia and Sierra Leone - Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- PolicePage 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
...(b) That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG. NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control - Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDRSecurity sector→DDR→DDR programmesPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord,5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
...(c) That the encampment and disarmament of all combatants shall be carried out by ECOMOG as envisioned in the Yamoussoukro Accord.
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
...May 1992
...18 - Encampment and disarmament of all warring factions commences at all selected sites. Documentation of personnel, weapons and ammunition as well as crating and storage of weapons at designated centres run concurrently
...June 1992
...8 – Completion of encampment/disarmament of all factions and crating and documentation of all weapons - Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 4: The Group's discussion was characterised by a new spirit of constructive dialogue. The Group reaffirmed the validity of the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991 as offering the best possible framework for a peaceful resolution of the Liberian conflict, for creating the necessary conditions of peace and security and the proper atmosphere that would conduct free, fair and democratic elections in Liberia. It therefore called on all the parties concerned, in particular the NPFL, to repose trust and confidence in ECOMOG and to co-operate fully with ECOMOG to ensure, without any further delay, the speedy, uninterrupted and effective implementation of the Accord.
Page 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
(a) That the buffer zone on the Liberia-Sierra Leone border envisioned by the Accord should be established without further delay. ECOMOG alone shall secure the zone. NPFL may send unarmed observers to the zone.
(b) That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG. NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control
...(d) That Mr. Charles Taylor may maintain a personal security of company strength equipped only with small arms but without RPGs.
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
...June 1992
1 - Only ECOMOG and Mr. Charles Taylor's Security Company shall bear arms after 1 June 1992 - Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatoryDone at Geneva this Seventh day of April, 1992
(Signed):
His Excellency Blaise Compaore,
President of Faso, Head of Government, Burkina Faso
His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny,
President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal
Honourable Admiral Augustus Aikhomu,
Vice-President, Representing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five, 3: The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991. The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia. However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Page 1, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 4: The Group's discussion was characterised by a new spirit of constructive dialogue. The Group reaffirmed the validity of the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991 as offering the best possible framework for a peaceful resolution of the Liberian conflict, for creating the necessary conditions of peace and security and the proper atmosphere that would conduct free, fair and democratic elections in Liberia. It therefore called on all the parties concerned, in particular the NPFL, to repose trust and confidence in ECOMOG and to co-operate fully with ECOMOG to ensure, without any further delay, the speedy, uninterrupted and effective implementation of the Accord.
Page 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 5: The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord; the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
(a) That the buffer zone on the Liberia-Sierra Leone border envisioned by the Accord should be established without further delay. ECOMOG alone shall secure the zone. NPFL may send unarmed observers to the zone.
(b) That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG. NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control.
(c) That the encampment and disarmament of all combatants shall be carried out by ECOMOG as envisioned in the Yamoussoukro Accord.
Page 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 6: In the light of the foregoing clarifications, the meeting directed the Field Commander of ECOMOG to implement the Yamoussoukro Accord without any further delay.
Page 3, Annex, ECOMOG, Programme of Implementation: Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG. A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
April 1992
30 - ECOMOG operations commence
May 1992
6 - ECOMOG completes the occupation of the buffer zone between Liberia and Sierra Leone
11 - All seaports including Buchanan, Greenville and Harper to be secured by ECOMOG
14 - ECOMOG secures all airports/airfields
16 - All road blocks maintained by all factions to be dismantled
18 - Encampment and disarmament of all warring factions commences at all selected sites. Documentation of personnel, weapons and ammunition as well as crating and storage of weapons at designated centres run concurrently
20 - Confirmatory ECOMOG patrols commence
June 1992
1 - Only ECOMOG and Mr. Charles Taylor's Security Company shall bear arms after 1 June 1992
8 – Completion of encampment/disarmament of all factions and crating and documentation of all weapons - Enforcement mechanismPage 2, Outcome of Deliberations, Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord, 6: In the light of the foregoing clarifications, the meeting directed the Field Commander of ECOMOG to implement the Yamoussoukro Accord without any further delay.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceOfficial Journal of the ECOWAS, Vol. 21, Nov. 1991.
ECOWAS Committee of Five, Final Communique of the Informal Consultative Group Meeting, Geneva, 7 April 1992
[1.] An informal Consultative Group meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Five on Liberia took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 6 to 7 April 1992 at the invitation and under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
Present at the meeting were the following Heads of State and Government or their duly accredited representatives:
His Excellency Blaise Compaore,
President of Faso, Head of Government, Burkina Faso
His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny,
President of Côte d'Ivoire
His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal
Honourable Admiral Augustus Aikhomu,
Vice-President, representing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
2. Also present at the consultations were:
His Excellency Dr. Amos C. Sawyer,
President of the Interim Government of Liberia
Mr. Charles Taylor,
Head of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)
Outcome of Deliberations
Developments since the last Meeting of the Committee of Five
3. The Consultative Group reviewed developments relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Accord signed on 30 October 1991.
The Group noted such positive developments as the appointment of the members of the Interim Elections Commission and the ad hoc Supreme Court, the completion of reconnaissance visits by ECOMOG to the areas held by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), and the opening of some of the trunk roads in Liberia.
However, many other important aspects of the Yamoussoukro Accord had remained unimplemented, particularly those relating to the establishment of a buffer zone along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, and the encampment and disarmament of all combatants.
Reaffirmation of the Yamoussoukro Accord
4. The Group's discussion was characterised by a new spirit of constructive dialogue.
The Group reaffirmed the validity of the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991 as offering the best possible framework for a peaceful resolution of the Liberian conflict, for creating the necessary conditions of peace and security and the proper atmosphere that would conduct free, fair and democratic elections in Liberia.
It therefore called on all the parties concerned, in particular the NPFL, to repose trust and confidence in ECOMOG and to co-operate fully with ECOMOG to ensure, without any further delay, the speedy, uninterrupted and effective implementation of the Accord.
5. The Group requested the parties to refrain from any act or omission that might be prejudicial to the implementation of the Accord;
the meeting agreed to make the following clarifications:
That the buffer zone on the Liberia-Sierra Leone border envisioned by the Accord should be established without further delay.
ECOMOG alone shall secure the zone.
NPFL may send unarmed observers to the zone.
That all entry and exit points into and out of Liberia, in particular the seaports and airports, shall be secured by ECOMOG.
NPFL may maintain an unarmed administrative presence at these points through police, customs and immigration in the areas under its control.
That the encampment and disarmament of all combatants shall be carried out by ECOMOG as envisioned in the Yamoussoukro Accord.
That Mr. Charles Taylor may maintain a personal security of company strength equipped only with small arms but without RPGs.
6. In the light of the foregoing clarifications, the meeting directed the Field Commander of ECOMOG to implement the Yamoussoukro Accord without any further delay.
Vote of Thanks
7. The meeting expressed its appreciation to His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, for the reception and hospitality accorded to all delegations and for the facilities made available for the meeting.
Done at Geneva this Seventh day of April, 1992
(Signed):
His Excellency Blaise Compaore,
President of Faso, Head of Government, Burkina Faso
His Excellency Félix Houphouet-Boigny,
President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal
Honourable Admiral Augustus Aikhomu,
Vice-President, Representing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Excellency Dr. Amos Sawyer,
President of the Interim Government of Liberia
Mr. Charles Taylor,
Head of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)
Annex
ECOMOG
Programme of Implementation
Complementary to the activities already carried out in the "Programme of Implementation" in the Yamoussoukro Accord of 30 October 1991, the following target dates are set for ECOMOG.
A new date for commencement of ECOMOG operations has been set for 30 April 1992, to give time for preparations by all parties to allow for unobstructed encampment and disarmament of the warring factions and all other activities that will provide an atmosphere of peace and security for the conduct of free and fair elections in Liberia.
April 1992
30 - ECOMOG operations commence
May 1992
6 - ECOMOG completes the occupation of the buffer zone between Liberia and Sierra Leone
11 - All seaports including Buchanan, Greenville and Harper to be secured by ECOMOG
14 - ECOMOG secures all airports/airfields
16 - All road blocks maintained by all factions to be dismantled
18 - Encampment and disarmament of all warring factions commences at all selected sites.
Documentation of personnel, weapons and ammunition as well as crating and storage of weapons at designated centres run concurrently
20 - Confirmatory ECOMOG patrols commence
June 1992
1 - Only ECOMOG and Mr. Charles Taylor's Security Company shall bear arms after 1 June 1992
8 – Completion of encampment/disarmament of all factions and crating and documentation of all weapons