Assembly/AU/Dec.385(XVII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE SITUATION IN LIBYA The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE, WITH APPRECIATION, of the report of the AU High-Level ad hoc Committee on Libya on its activities since the Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa, on 25 May 2011; 2. PAYS TRIBUTE to the ad hoc Committee and to its members for the commitment and determination with which they are carrying out the mandate entrusted to them by the 265th meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), held on 10 March 2011, and reaffirmed by the Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held on 25 May 2011; 3. REAFFIRMS all earlier AU decisions on the situation in Libya and its conviction that only a political solution will make it possible to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the Libyan people and preserve the unity and territorial integrity of the country. In this respect, the Assembly STRESSES the continued relevance and validity of the AU Roadmap as articulated by the PSC at its 265th meeting; 4. ENDORSES the Proposals for a Framework Agreement on a Political Solution to the Crisis in Libya, as presented by the ad hoc Committee, within the context of the AU Roadmap and the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions; 5. REQUESTS the ad hoc Committee to submit these proposals to the Libyan parties, namely the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya, and to engage them on that basis, including through the early convening of negotiations under the auspices of the AU and the United Nations, with the support of the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the European Union; 6. URGES the Libyan parties to demonstrate the required political will, place the supreme interest of their country and people above any other considerations, and extend the necessary cooperation to the High-Level ad hoc Committee; 7. FURTHER URGES AU international partners, in particular the United Nations Security Council and its members and relevant bilateral partners, to support the African initiative and the search for a political solution, as the best way of achieving the mutually-reinforcing objectives of peace, democracy, the rule of law and national reconciliation in Libya. The Assembly UNDERSCORES that the role of the AU is formally recognized by UN Security Council resolution 1973 (2011) and is fully consistent with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter and the unique contribution that the ad hoc Committee can make for the resolution of the current crisis; 8. REQUESTS the ad hoc Committee to report regularly to the PSC and to its 18 th Ordinary Session on its efforts towards a political solution to the crisis in Libya.