Text of agreement among warring Afghan parties

November 4, 2000
Web posted at: 9:42 AM HKT (0142 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- Following is the text of an agreement, signed by Afghanistan's combatants, to participate in a U.N.-sponsored peace process aimed at ending the nation's civil war.

"The two sides hereby agree to a process of dialogue under the good offices of the secretary-general of the United Nations aimed a bringing about, in the shortest possible time, an end to the armed conflict in Afghanistan through political means.

"The two sides agree that this process will be conducted, either by means of direct meetings between their respective negotiating commissions with the active participation of the secretary-general of his personal representative, or indirectly through the intermediary of the secretary-general or his personal representative.

"Each side undertakes to be represented in the dialogue by a high-level duly authorized commission.

"The two sides undertake to participate in the dialogue with serious intent and in good faith and not to abandon the process unilaterally but rather to pursue it without interruption until the negotiating agenda, to be agreed by the two sides, is exhausted."

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