PSC/PR/COMM. (CDXLIX) Page 2 negotiated and consensual solution to the current crisis, within the framework of the respect of the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and the secular nature of the Republic of Mali, in furtherance of decision Assembly/AU/Dec.501(XXII) declaring 2014 – 2024 as the “Madiba Nelson Mandela Decade of Reconciliation in Africa”, adopted by the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa from 30 to 31 January 2014, as well as of the pledge by the Heads of State and Government to silence the guns and bring a definite end to all conflicts on the continent, as contained in the 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration, adopted by the Assembly of the Union, on 25 May 2013; 7. Takes note of the decision of the Malian Parties to conduct the second phase of the Inclusive Talks from 17 August to 11 September 2014, in Algiers. Council stresses the need for the Malian Parties to spare no efforts in maintaining among them the climate of confidence that is necessary to ensure a definitive end to all hostilities, as well as to the continuation and successful conclusion of the negotiations. In this regard, Council calls on the Malian armed movements to demonstrate tolerance and mutual accommodation, in order to facilitate the search for a lasting solution to the crisis in Mali; 8. Expresses AU’s full support to the efforts being deployed by the Algerian Government, under the authority of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, at the request of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali and with the support of the other countries of the region, with a view to helping the Malian stakeholders overcome the challenges facing their country. Council notes with satisfaction the engagement of the international partners in support of the ongoing process, whose successful conclusion will go a long way in contributing to the lasting stabilization of the situation in Mali, as well as to the efforts to overcome the peace and security challenges facing the Sahelo-Saharan region ; 9. Takes note of the adoption by the UN Security Council, on 25 June 2014, of resolution 2164 (2014) on the situation in Mali, and urges the AU Member States to contribute to the successful implementation of the decisions contained therein, in particular the strengthening of the Integrated Multidimensional United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Mali (MINUSMA), through the provision of the required troops and police personnel; 10. Reiterates its deep concern at the persistence of the threat of terrorism in the SaheloSaharan region, as evidenced by the recurring incidents in northern Mali and the continued attacks by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria. Council notes with deep concern the growing magnitude of the scourge of transnational organized crime and its links with terrorism, and notes the difficult situation prevailing in Libya, which calls, in a spirit of African solidarity, for the mobilization of the region and the continent as a whole to help this country to overcome the challenges facing it; 11. Reiterates AU’s strong condemnation of the attacks perpetrated by terrorist and armed groups in the north of Mali, as well as its determination to combat this scourge in the context of the relevant African and international instruments, stressing, in this regard, the opportunity afforded by the Summit meeting of the Peace and Security Council open to all the Member States and to the international partners concerned, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 September 2014, under the chairmanship of President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad, as Chairperson of Council for the month of September 2014;