Assembly/AU/3(XIV) Page 16 58. As a result, at its 207th Meeting held on 29 October 2009, the PSC requested the Commission to take all necessary measures to implement the targeted sanctions against the President and CNDD members, as well as members of the Government and other individuals, whose activities are aimed at maintaining the unconstitutional status quo in Guinea. At the same time, Council expressed its full support for setting up an International Commission of Inquiry into the events of 28 September 2009, and reaffirmed its full backing for the mediation entrusted to President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso by ECOWAS in September 2009. Subsequently, and in close collaboration with ECOWAS, the Commission drew up a list of the individuals targeted by the sanctions which was transmitted to Member States and to AU partners. In the same vein, the United Nations Secretary General appointed the three members of the International Commission of Inquiry, the report of which was forward to the United Nations Secretary General, the Security Council, and to AU Commission and ECOWAS Commission. At the same time, President Compaoré pursued his mediation efforts. 59. On 3 December 2009, the President of CNDD was victim of assassination attempt perpetrated by his aide de camp in a context relating to the investigation on the killings of 28 September 2009. As at the time of finalization of this report, the situation had evolved in a positive direction with the conclusion in Ouagadougou , of an agreement providing, among other things, for the establishment of a Government of National Unity headed by the Prime Minister, Chairperson of the Council of Ministers, emanating from the Forum of Active Forces; the holding of elections within six months; and non-presentation as candidates in the upcoming elections by members of the CNDD and of the Government; and for General Sékouba Konaté, then Vice-President of CNDD and Minister of Defense, to assume the duties of Head of State in acting capacity. o) Guinea Bissau 60. The situation has evolved in a positive direction with the holding of early presidential election, the second round of which took place on 26 July 2009. The exercise was deemed to have been fair, transparent and credible by all the international observers, including those of the AU. It is noteworthy that, ahead of the second round and given the climate of tension prevailing at the time, the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission, João Bernardo de Miranda, proceeded to Guinea Bissau. On that occasion, he got the two candidates – Malam Bacai Sanha of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verd (PAIGC), and Kumba Yala of the Party for Social Renewal (PSR) – to sign a “Memorandum of Understanding”. It was on that basis that Kumba Yala conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent who was elected with 63.31% of the votes. 61. As regards the inquiry into the political assassinations that occurred in 2009, the Government set up a national commission and requested assistance for establishment of an International Commission of Inquiry. In the same vein, the determination of the political authorities to combat drug trafficking resulted in the significant reduction of this phenomenon. Furthermore, the Peoples’ National Assembly put up a bill on national reconciliation perceived as a prerequisite for the reconstitution of the national fabric and social cohesion. Lastly, as part of implementation of the Praia Plan of Action, the Government solicited technical