Final Version PSC/AHG/Comm. (XXIII) Page 4 14. Stresses the urgent need to combat impunity and to bring to justice the perpetrators of human rights and International Humanitarian Law violations, as well as all those who incite hatred and violence; 15. Decides to renew the mandate entrusted to President Thabo Mbeki and requests the latter to continue his efforts on behalf of the AU and keep the Chairman of the AU regularly informed about these efforts. President Mbeki will be assisted by a Special Envoy of the Chairman of the AU, the Monitoring Group established by the Accra III Agreement, comprising ECOWAS, the AU and the UN, as well as the AU Liaison Office in Abidjan, which should be strengthened accordingly. Council urges the Ivorian Parties to cooperate fully with President Thabo Mbeki and scrupulously honour the commitments made within the framework of the implementation of the proposals to emerge from the crisis contained in the road-map proposed by President Mbeki; 16. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Security Council for their support and cooperation; 17. Decides to consider the situation in Côte d’Ivoire on the basis of the periodic reports to be submitted, within three months at the very latest. B. ON THE SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN DRC AND RWANDA Council, 1. Reiterates its serious concern over the security situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and over the continued presence, in the Kivus, of the ex-FAR and the Interahamwé, who threaten the peace and security of the DRC and Rwanda, heighten the tension between the two countries and undermine the peace and transition processes in DRC. Council reaffirms its support to the commitment of the Heads of State and Government signatories of the Dar-es-Salaam Declaration of 20 November 2004 on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region, to combat genocide in the Region, neutralize, disarm and refer to International Tribunals the perpetrators of genocide, including the forces which committed genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Council also supports their commitment to prohibit any form of direct or indirect support, supply of arms or any form of assistance to armed groups for the purpose of carrying out, from any territory, acts of aggression or subversion against other Member States;