Assembly/AU/Dec.617(XXVII) Page 2 ii) Five (5) non-permanent seats. 11. ALSO REITERATES that even though Africa is opposed, in principle, to the veto, it is of the view that so long as it exists, and as a matter of common justice, it should be made available to all permanent members of UNSC; 12. FURTHER REITERATES the firm commitment to preserve Africa’s unity and solidarity on all aspects of the reform process of the UNSC, including participation within and outside the intergovernmental negotiations, and the selection by the AU of its representatives in the UNSC to act in its name and on its behalf; 13. REQUESTS Member States to include the issue of the UNSC Reform among their foreign policy priorities in their engagements with non-African partners, in particular, the need to correct without further delay, the historical injustice that the African continent continues to endure; 14. REQUESTS the African States in New York which have re-joined the L-69 to withdraw from the informal group and to belong only to the African Group in order to consolidate the common African position as contained in the Ezulwini Consensus and in the Syrte Declaration; 15. DECIDES that the Commission should allocate a budget for the C-10 activities for the year 2017 in accordance with the existing rules; 16. ALSO DECIDES that the C-10 remains seized of its mandate until Africa achieves its objectives on the UNSC Reform.