Assembly/AU/ Dec.338(XVI) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL ON ITS ACTIVITIES AND THE STATE OF PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA Assembly/AU/5(XVI) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on its Activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa; 2. RECALLS the Tripoli Declaration on the Elimination of Conflicts and the Promotion of Sustainable Peace in Africa [SP/ASSEMBLY/SP: DECL(1)], as well as the Tripoli Plan of Action SP/ASSEMBLY/SP/MAP, adopted at its Special Session on the Consideration and Resolution of Conflicts in Africa, held in Tripoli, Libya, on 31 August 2009. The Assembly WELCOMES the progress made in the implementation of both the Declaration and the Plan of Action, and REITERATES the need for continued and intensified efforts towards the achievement of the objectives set out in both documents; 3. NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the efforts made by the AU and the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (RECs/RMs), with the support of the international community, to fully operationalize the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). In this respect, the Assembly WELCOMES the AU-led Assessment of the APSA, as well as the successful conduct of the AMANI AFRICA Exercise, from 13 to 29 November 2010, which made it possible to assess the procedures relating to the deployment of the African Standby Force (ASF) and the capacity of the Commission to undertake multidimensional peace support operations. The Assembly REQUESTS the Commission and the RECs/RMs, on the basis the recommendations of the APSA Assessment and the resulting AU/RECs-RMs Indicative Roadmap adopted at the 3rd meeting of the Chief Executives of the AU and RECs/RMs, held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on 8 November 2010, and the lessons learned from the AMANI AFRICA Exercise, to speed up the efforts to fully operationalize the APSA. The Assembly WELCOMES the support provided by the European Union (EU), as part of the capacity building component of the Africa Peace Facility, as well as by other multilateral and bilateral partners; 4. WELCOMES the completion of the implementation of the 16 June 2010 Agreement on the Management of the Interim Period in The Comoros concluded under AU auspices, with the conduct, on 7 November and 26 December 2010, of elections for the Governors of the Autonomous Islands and for the President of the Union, respectively. The Assembly EXPRESSES ITS COMMENDATIONS to all Comorian parties, and URGES them to persevere in their efforts at consolidating the national reconciliation process in their country. The Assembly EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to all international partners for their support to the electoral process and URGES them to provide all the assistance required for the socio-economic development of The Comoros. The Assembly REAFFIRMS the AU’s position on the sovereignty of the Union of The Comoros over the Island of Mayotte,