PSC/PR/BR.2(DLX) Page 3 Council noted with satisfaction the efforts of the Commission towards supporting Member States in reviewing their national legislation on the basis of the African Model Law on Counter-Terrorism, endorsed by the Assembly of the Union, at its 17th Ordinary Session, held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 30 June to 1 July 2011 [Decision-Assembly/AU/Dec.369(XVII)]. In this regard, Council encouraged Member States to take advantage of the technical assistance being availed by the Commission. Council acknowledged that a number of aspects of communiqué PSC/AHG/COMM.(CDLV) remain pending. Council called on Member States to expedite the implementation of their commitments, including: (i) the signing and ratification, by Member States that have not yet done so, of relevant African and international instruments, in particular the 2004 Protocol to the 1999 OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combatting of Terrorism; (ii) the full and effective implementation of the relevant African and international instruments, particularly with respect to the adoption of the required legislative and judicial measures, border control, suppressing of the financing of terrorism and anti-money laundering, denying safe havens to terrorist and criminal groups, exchange of information and intelligence, coordination at regional, continental and international levels, as well as the strengthening of the capacity of the law enforcement organs and armed forces; (iii) the implementation of the 2004 Protocol by those Member States that are party to this instrument, including submitting annual reports to Council on measures taken to combat and prevent terrorism and notifying it of all terrorist activities on their territories as soon as they occur; (iv) the appointment by those Member States that have not yet done so of national focal points for the purposes of liaison and coordination with the ACSRT; and (v) the provision by Member States of financial support for the implementation of the AU counter-terrorism agenda, in line with the stated principle of African leadership and ownership of peace and security initiatives on the Continent. Council requested the Commission to expedite the implementation of the tasks entrusted to it as per communiqué PSC/AHG/COMM.(CDLV), with particular emphasis on the assessment of the implementation status of the 2002 Plan of Action on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, the holding of a high-level meeting of Member States on the issue of financing of terrorism, which Algeria has offered to host, and the elaboration of an African Arrest Warrant for persons charged with, or convicted of, terrorist acts. In this respect, Council welcomed the consultations that the Commission carried out, including most recently with a delegation of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) and the Association of Francophone Prosecutors (AIPPF), in Addis Ababa, from 9 to 12 November 2015. Council emphasized the importance of building a strong partnership with the rest of the international community in furtherance of the struggle against terrorism and violent extremism. In this respect, Council reiterated the key role of the Annual Consultative Forum with the relevant