PSC/PR/Comm.2(LXXIV)
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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 74TH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND
SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION ON THE SITUATION IN CÔTE
D’IVOIRE
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 74th meeting held on
29 March 2007, adopted the following decision on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire:
Council,
1.
Recalls its Communiqué PSC/PR/Comm.2 (LXXIII) adopted on 19 March 2007 in
which it decided, among other things, to fully endorse the Ouagadougou Political
Agreement of 4 March 2007;
2.
Welcomes the signing, on 26 March 2007, of the Additional Agreement between
President Laurent Gbagbo and Guillaume Soro, Secretary-General of the Force
Nouvelles, under the aegis of President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, Current
Chairperson of ECOWAS, through which the signatory parties have decided to
designate Guillaume Soro as the new Prime Minister. Council further reiterates its
appreciation of the efforts being deployed by President Blaise Compaoré to facilitate
the successful outcome of the peace and reconciliation process in Cote d’Ivoire;
3.
Decides to endorse the Additional Agreement as well as the designation of
Guillaume Soro as Prime Minister;
4.
Commends the outgoing Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny for his tireless
efforts aimed at facilitating the successful outcome of the peace and reconciliation
process in Cote d’Ivoire;
5.
Takes note of the Presidential Statement on Côte d’Ivoire adopted by the United
Nations Security Council on 28 March 2007, whereby the Council, taking note of the
recommendations of ECOWAS and of the AU, endorsed the Ouagadougou Political
Agreement, took note of the parties’ agreement on the required institutional
arrangements, and expressed its support to the appointment of Guillaume Soro as
Prime Minister;
6.
Invites the United Nations Security Council to endorse this decision and to take
all necessary measures, including the adoption of a new resolution, to help the Ivorian
parties keep the momentum generated by the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and
the Additional Agreement to enable them to successfully conclude the peace and
reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire, which should lead on to free, open, transparent
and democratic elections;
7.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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