PSC/AHG/Comm(XL) Page 3 vi. the IWG shall be chaired by the Foreign Minister of Nigeria, in his capacity as the representative of the Chair of the AU. The office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, the Special Representative of the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS in Côte d’Ivoire and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission in Côte d’Ivoire shall serve as secretariat. The Secretariat shall be coordinated by the United Nations, vii. the IWG shall be comprised of the following: Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, France, United Kingdom, USA, United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS, European Union, the International Organisation of the Francophonie, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, viii. the day-to-day mediation shall be undertaken by the following representatives of the IWG: the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, the High Representative of the United Nations for elections in Côte d’Ivoire, the Special Envoy of South Africa, the Special Representative of the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission in Côte d’Ivoire. The Mediation Group shall be chaired by the Special Envoy of South Africa, as the representative of the AU Mediator; 11. Decides that the Ivorian parties shall be invited, as soon as possible, to a Forum for National Dialogue in Yamoussoukro. This meeting, which shall be opened to the civil society, including the traditional leaders and the private sector, shall be co-chaired by President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa; 12. Reaffirms its support to individual measures provided in paragraph 9 and 11 of United Nations Security Council resolution 1572 (2004) of 15 November 2004 and subsequent resolutions relevant to the commitments made by the Ivorian parties, and expresses satisfaction at the envisaged visit to Côte d’Ivoire of the Chairman of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee; 13. Affirms its support to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI) and requests the United Nations Security Council to provide ONUCI with all necessary means to enable it effectively discharge its mandate and to further consider authorizing a substantial increase of its strength; 14. Decides to submit this decision to the United Nations Security Council to obtain its support and, to this end, requests the Chairperson of the Commission to take all the necessary steps; 15. Decides to dispatch a high level delegation to Côte d’Ivoire comprising President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the AU, and President Thabo Mbeki, AU Mediator, to meet with President Gbagbo and other Ivorian Parties with respect to the implementation of this decision; 16. Decides to remain seized of the matter.