Assembly/AU/Dec.145 (VIII) Page 2 WELCOMES the fact that The Sudan has approved both the conclusions of the high level consultation and the decision of the Peace and Security Council. 7. ENCOURAGES the Commission, the United Nations Secretariat and the Government of The Sudan to accelerate the process of implementation of the conclusions of the high level consultation based on the conclusions reached by the various meetings held between the Commission and the United Nations Secretariat, to enable the United Nations, as a matter of urgency, to take all the necessary measures for the funding of the peace support operation in Darfur through assessed contributions. 8. URGES the African Members of the Security Council to take the required initiatives for the early adoption, by the United Nations, of the necessary decisions on the funding of the peace support operation in Darfur through assessed contributions. 9. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the ongoing efforts by the African Union and the United Nations to broaden the support base of the Darfur Peace Agreement and facilitate its implementation and CALLS ON all parties to refrain from any hostility and to commit themselves to an effective ceasefire on the ground; 10. WELCOMES the recent developments in Somalia, particularly the return of the Transitional Federal Government to Mogadishu and STRESSES that there is a unique and unprecedented opportunity to be seized upon by the people of Somalia, their leaders and the entire international community, in order to re-establish government structures in Somalia and promoting lasting peace and reconciliation. 11. UNDERSCORES the need for the Transitional Federal Institutions to intensify their efforts for an all-inclusive and genuine dialogue and reconciliation within the framework of the Transitional Federal Charter and URGES Member States and the partners, including the European Union and the international community at large, to expeditiously provide the necessary assistance to facilitate the rapid deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); 12. URGES the Ivorian parties, with the support of ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations and the international community, to redouble efforts to bring the peace process to its logical conclusion on the basis of Resolution 1721, adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 1 November 2006, through direct dialogue as proposed by President Laurent Gbagbo and supported by ECOWAS and the African Union;