PSCIPRIBR(CXC1X) Page 2 Transitional Government of Burundi and some of the Burundian armed political movements. Council, also underlined the important role played by the Special Protection Force made up of South-African soldiers deployed under the mandate of the AU within the framework of the implementation of the 2006 Agreements, a Force which fully fulfilled its mission. Council called on the international community to continue supporting Burundi in its efforts to consolidate peace and promote national reconciliation, as well as to assist in the socio-economic integration of former combatants; Council welcomed, first, the establishment of the Partnership for Peace in Burundi, whose mandate is to monitor the situation, promote sustainable peace and to help-create a conducive atmosphere for a period leading to elections and, second, an Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Council called upon the Government of the Republic of Burundi and the Burundian political parties to create, through dialogue and consultation, the conditions for the holding of peaceful, fair and transparent elections in an environment of peace, security and stability. Council requested the Chairperson of the Commission to take appropriate steps to support the electoral process in Burundi, including the dispatch of a mission to the Burundian parties involved in the elections of 2010. Furthermore, Council requested the Chairperson of the Comn-~issionto deploy in Burundi, in due course, an observer mission at all phases of the 2010 elections; Council welcomed the efforts deployed for post-conflict reconstruction in Burundi by the international community, in particular the United Nations, through the Peace Building Commission. In this regard, Council requested the Chairperson of the AU Commission to dispatch a multidisciplinary mission to assess the socio-economic situation in Burundi and to make recommendations on the best ways and means for the AU to contribute to the peace building and the post-conflict reconstruction process in that country.