Assembly/AU/Dec.145 (VIII) Page 3 13. SUPPORTS ECOWAS efforts aimed at helping the Guinean parties to find a negotiated and peaceful solution to the crisis facing the country, and CALLS UPON the Commission to take all the necessary initiatives in this regard; 14. URGES the Government of The Sudan and the SPLM to do their utmost to ensure the scrupulous and speedy implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in order to achieve the ultimate objective that they have set for themselves; 15. EXPRESSES ITS GRAVE CONCERN at the tension in the relations between Chad and the Sudan and REQUESTS the Peace and Security Council to urgently consider this matter; 16. STRESSES the urgent need for the Comorian parties to take all the necessary steps to consolidate the reconciliation process in their country, particularly by overcoming the current difficulties on the constitutional powers that should devolve on each of the Comorian entities. The Assembly REQUESTS the Peace and Security Council to consider the possibility of deploying a mission that would contribute to the creation of a conducive security environment during the forthcoming elections in the Islands, scheduled to take place in March – April 2007, and undertake other related tasks; 17. CALLS UPON the Peace and Security Council to pursue its efforts, with special emphasis on conflict prevention, by examining potential conflict situations before they degenerate into conflicts; 18. ENCOURAGES the Commission to pursue its efforts towards the Structural prevention of conflicts, including through the speedy implementation of the African Union border programme; 19. WELCOMES the progress made in the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture, including the Continental Early Warning System, the African Standby Force and the Panel of the Wise and ENCOURAGES the Peace and Security Council to ensure the successful completion of this process ; 20. RECALLS that the maintenance of international peace and security is the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council and CALLS UPON the United Nations to examine, within the context of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, the possibility of funding, through assessed contributions, peace-keeping operations undertaken by African Union or under its authority and with the consent of the United Nations. REQUESTS Member States working together with the Commission, to undertake the necessary follow-up in this regard and FURTHER REQUESTS the Commission to submit a report thereon at the next Ordinary Session of the Executive Council scheduled in July 2007.