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11.
Encourages dialogue with groups willing to negotiate on the basis of the respect of the unity
and territorial integrity of Mali, and the total rejection of armed rebellion, terrorism and related
criminal activities. In this regard, Council reaffirms its support to the efforts of the ECOWAS
Mediator and the Contact Group, and stresses the need for continued coordination with the core
countries;
12.
Reiterates its determination to impose sanctions against terrorist and criminal groups
operating in northern Mali, as well as against any other armed group that impedes the search for a
solution to the crisis and the efforts of ECOWAS and the AU. In this regard, Council calls upon all
Member States concerned to extend full cooperation to the Commission to expedite the finalization
of the list of armed, terrorist and criminal groups operating in the northern part of Mali, for their
inclusion on the list of terrorist groups established by the AU, in conformity with communiqué
PSC/PR/COMM.(CCCXVI), adopted at its 316th meeting held on3 April 2012;
13.
Recalls its communiqué PSC/ PR/COMM. (CCCXXIII) of 12 June 2012, authorizing ECOWAS,
in collaboration, as appropriate, with the core countries, to put in place the required security and
military arrangements, to achieve the following objectives: (i) ensure the security of the transitional
institutions, (ii) restructure and reorganize the Malian security and defense forces, and (iii) restore
State authority over the northern part of the country, as well as fight against terrorist and criminal
networks. Council welcomes the measures taken by ECOWAS in this regard, including the
dispatching of a technical assessment mission to Bamako, with the participation of the AU. Council
reiterates its call on all Member States and the international community as a whole, for them to
provide the necessary technical, logistical and financial support;
14.
Welcomes the launching by the AU Commission, during the consultative meeting held in
Addis Ababa, on 23 June 2012, of the process towards the development of a strategic concept
articulating, in a holistic manner, the political, security and military measures towards the early
resolution of the crisis in Mali. Council calls for the early finalization of this concept with ECOWAS,
in collaboration with the core countries, the UN, and other partners. Council stresses that this
document and the planning conducted by ECOWAS must be mutually reinforcing. Council expresses
its intention to consider and adopt this concept as quickly as possible, before its submission to the
UN Security Council, to enable the latter to further consider the request of ECOWAS and the AU, in
accordance with paragraph 18 of resolution 2056 (2012);
15.
Calls upon the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights to investigate the human
rights situation in northern Mali, including the atrocities committed against the Malian military and
their families in Aguel'hoc, in January 2012, and to submit a comprehensive report with concrete
recommendations on the way forward;
16.
Decides to remain actively seized of the situation.