PSC/PR/Comm(XXV)
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COMMUNIQUE OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its twentyfifth meeting, held on 25 February 2005, adopted the following decision on
the situation in Togo.
Council,
1.
Reiterates AU’s strong condemnation of the military coup d’état which
took place in Togo and the constitutional modifications intended to legally
window dress the coup d’état, as well as its rejection of any election that
would be organized under the conditions enunciated by the de facto
authorities in Togo;
2.
Demands the return to constitutional legality, which entails the
resignation of Mr. Faure Gnassingbé and the respect of the provisions of the
Togolese Constitution regarding the succession of power;
3.
Confirms the suspension of de facto authorities in Togo and their
representatives from participation in the activities of all the organs of the
African Union until such a time when constitutional legality is restored in the
country and requests the Commission to ensure the scrupulous
implementation of this measure;
4.
Endorses the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS on the de facto
authorities in Togo and requests all Member States to scrupulously
implement these sanctions;
5.
Mandates ECOWAS, in close coordination with the current Chairman of
the AU and the Chairperson of the Commission, to take all such measures as
it deems necessary to restore constitutional legality in Togo within the
shortest time;
6.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to formally contact the
United Nations Secretary General and Security Council, the European Union
(EU), the International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF) and the other
AU partners to lend their unflinching support to the sanctions imposed by
ECOWAS and the initiatives of African leaders aimed at resolving the crisis
resulting from the coup d’état that took place in Togo;