CONTENTS Page AG/DEC. 36 (XXXIV-O/04) Declaration of Quito on Social Development and Democracy, and the Impact of Corruption ................................. 1 AG/DEC. 37 (XXXIV-O/04) Declaration on Elections in El Salvador ..................................... 5 AG/DEC. 38 (XXXIV-O/04) Declaration on the Question of the Malvinas Islands ................. 6 AG/DEC. 39 (XXXIV-O/04) Delcaration on the Impact of the Energy Situation on the Development of Member States ............................................ 7 AG/DEC. 40 (XXXIV-O/04) Declaration on Respect for Representative Democracy in Ecuador ................................................................ 8 AG/RES. 1975 (XXXIV-O/04) Recognition of the Achievements of Mr. César Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organization of American States .......................................................................... 9 AG/RES. 1976 (XXXIV-O/04) Free Trade and Investment in the Hemisphere ......................... 11 AG/RES. 1977 (XXXIV-O/04) Appointment of Women to Senior Management Positions at the OAS ................................................................. 12 AG/RES. 1978 (XXXIV-O/04) Continuing Participation in the Inter-American Council for Integral Development by Member States That Have Not Ratified the Protocol of Managua .................... 15 AG/RES. 1979 (XXXIV-O/04) Follow-Up on the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development ...................................................... 16 AG/RES. 1980 (XXXIV-O/04) Report of the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture ............................................................... 18 AG/RES. 1981 (XXXIV-O/04) Strengthening Mechanisms for Policy Dialogue for Integral Development................................................................ 20 AG/RES. 1982 (XXXIV-O/04) Strengthening Technical Cooperation for Integral Development ............................................................................. 23 AG/RES. 1983 (XXXIV-O/04) Poverty, Equity, and Social Inclusion ....................................... 26 AG/RES. 1984 (XXXIV-O/04) Inter-American Committee on Social Development................. 32 AG/RES. 1985 (XXXIV-O/04) Report of the Third Meeting of Ministers of Education within the Framework of CIDI ................................ 34 iii