PSC/PR/Comm(XCV) Page 1 COMMUNIQUE OF THE 95TH PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 95th meeting held on 10 October 2007, adopted the following communiqué on the situation in the Comoros: Council, 1. Takes note of the Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the situation in the Comoros [PSC/PR/2(XCV)] and the additional information provided by the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission for the Comoros and the representative of South Africa, coordinator of the regional efforts on the Comoros, the statements by the representatives of Tanzania and the Sudan, in their capacity as Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Electoral and Security Assistance Mission to the Comoros (MAES), as well as by the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Council further takes note of the statement by the delegation of the Government of the Union of the Comoros; 2. Expresses its gratitude to the countries of the region for their untiring efforts in support of the process of reconciliation in the Comoros, under the leadership of South Africa, coordinator of the regional efforts on the Comoros, as well as to MAES TCCs; 3. Deeply regrets that, in spite of the tireless efforts of the African Union and the urgent appeals by several members of international community, the illegal authorities of Anjouan have continued to reject the proposals put forward by the countries of the region, following the two meetings held in Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, on 18 June and 8 and 9 July 2007, respectively, in order to end the crisis and create conditions for lasting stability and reconciliation in the Comoros; 4. Stresses that any further delay in the resolution of the crisis would further destabilize the Comoros and seriously jeopardize the unity of the country, as well as seriously impede the efforts to address the socio-economic problems facing the Archipelago. Accordingly, Council reiterates its determination to ensure that the illegal authorities of Anjouan fully and unconditionally comply with the demands of the countries of the region, as articulated in the Cape Town communiqué of 18 June 2007, and the relevant decisions of Council; 5. Approves the recommendations submitted, in conformity with its communiqué PSC/PR/Comm(LXXXVII) of 13 August 2007, by the meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the countries of the region, held in Cape Town on 18 September 2007, which endorsed the conclusions of the meeting of senior officials of the countries of the region and the MAES TCCs, held in Addis Ababa on 4 September 2007. In this respect, Council decides that: a) all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of all the illegal Anjouanese authorities and all other persons that impede the reconciliation process and constitute a threat to peace and security in the Comoros,