PSC/PR/2 (CV) Rev.1 Page 12 not been able to create such conditions and, therefore, would not justify a review of the UN position. At the same time, he expressed United Nations’ readiness to explore with the AU how the UN may provide further assistance in strengthening and expanding the presence of AMISOM on the ground. 44. In his report of 7 November 2007 on the situation in Somalia, the SecretaryGeneral reiterated his belief that, under the prevailing political and security situation, the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation cannot be considered a realistic and viable option. He proposed to look at additional security options, including the deployment of a robust multinational force or coalition of the willing. On its part, the Security Council, both in its resolution 1772 (2007) and presidential statement of 19 December 2007, urged the international community to provide support to AMISOM, and requested the Secretary-General to consult with the AU on what further support might be provided to the Mission and to continue to develop the existing contingency plan for the possible deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation to succeed AMISOM. At the time of finalizing this report, a United Nations team was in Addis Ababa for consultation with the Commission as part of the assessment of AMISOM needs and the type of support it needs, as well as of the continuing process of developing the existing contingency plan. VI. ARMS EMBARGO 45. As Council is aware, the United Nations Security Council, through resolution 733 (1992) of 23 January 1992, decided that all states shall, for the purposes of establishing peace and stability in Somalia, immediately implement a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia until it decides otherwise. Since then, there have been continued efforts to monitor the implementation of the arms embargo and ensure compliance with the Security Council resolution. 46. On 17 July 2007, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia addressed to the President of the Security Council the report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia. In its report, the Monitoring Group stated that Somalia was “literally awash with arms”. The Monitoring Group indicated that “the sheer quantities, numbers and diversity of arms, especially in Central and Southern Somalia, are greater than at any time since the early 1990s”. The majority of arms, it was stated, “appear to have been brought into Somalia via clandestine roads and have found their way to a variety of key Somali actors”, while “other quantities of arms have also been clandestinely brought into Somalia for the various other key Somali actors…., one of the prime avenues being the arm dealers from the Bakaraaha arms market”, in Mogadishu. 47. The Monitoring Group made a number of recommendations aimed at enhancing compliance with the arms embargo. It, however, indicated that successful implementation of these recommendations would depend on the establishment of a viable Government in Somalia. The Group stressed the need for the TFG to “clearly establish its authority and accompanying governmental institutions before the continuous and vexing problems associated with widespread insecurity can be brought