PSC/MIN/Comm.(XLVI) Page 1 COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 46TH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 46th meeting, held on 10 March 2006, adopted the following decision on the situation in Darfur, Council, 1. Takes note of the Report of the Chairperson pursuant to paragraph 5 of the PSC Communiqué PSC/PR/Comm.(XLV) of 12 January 2006 on the situation in Darfur[PSC/MIN/2(XLVI)]; 2. Decides to support in principle the transition from AMIS to a UN Operation, within the framework of the partnership between AU and the United Nations in the promotion of peace, security and stability in Africa; 3. Decides to extend the mandate of AMIS until 30 September 2006 to undertake the following: • contribute to the improvement of the general security situation, provide a secure environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the return of IDP and refugees, and contribute to the protection of the civilian population in Darfur, • monitor and observe the compliance of the parties with the N’djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement of 8 April 2004 and the Abuja Protocols of 9 November 2004 and all such agreements in the future, and • assist in the process of confidence building; 4. Decides that, during the period mentioned above, every effort should be made to (a) ensure the early conclusion of a peace agreement at the ongoing 7th Round of the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks that opened in Abuja since 29 November 2005, (b) improve the security, humanitarian and human rights situation on the ground, and (c) address the crisis in the relations between Chad and Sudan: a) In order to achieve the conclusion of a peace agreement at the Abuja Peace Talks, Council: i) Demands that the parties demonstrate their commitment to bring the conflict in Darfur to an end by making rapid progress on the outstanding issues at the Talks, as they relate to power sharing, wealth sharing and security arrangements, ii) Urges the facilitators and the observers at the Abuja Peace Talks to lend a closer cooperation to the AU Mediation Team and to intensify their