PSC/PR/Comm. (CLXXV) Rev.1 Page 2 7. Requests the Chairperson of the Commission, in line with the above-mentioned decision of the Assembly of the Union, to urgently take all the steps required to dispatch a high-level delegation to New York to directly engage the Security Council. Council welcomes the steps being taken by the Commission to convene, as soon as possible, the proposed meeting of the African State parties to the Rome Statute, as envisaged in decision Assembly/AU/Dec.221 (XII), to exchange views on the work of the ICC in relation to Africa, in particular in the light of the procedures initiated against African personalities, and to submit recommendations thereon, taking into account all relevant elements; 8. Takes note of the decision adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States meeting at ministerial level in Cairo, on 4 March 2009, and requests the Chairperson of the Commission to continue to work closely with the League of Arab States and other AU partners in order to mobilize maximum support for the AU’s position; 9. Reiterates AU’s unflinching commitment to combating impunity, in line with the relevant provisions of the Constitutive Act, and its strong condemnation of the gross violations of human rights in Darfur. In this respect, Council welcomes the steps being taken by the Commission towards the launching of the High-Level Panel established by decision PSC/MIN/Comm(CXLII) Rev.1, to examine the situation in depth and submit recommendations on how best the issues of accountability and combating impunity, on the one hand, and reconciliation and healing, on the other, could be effectively and comprehensively addressed. Council further welcomes the acceptance by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to chair this Panel; 10. Reiterates the call by various AU organs for the Government of the Sudan to take immediate and concrete steps to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of human rights abuses; 11. Decides to remain seized of the matter.