Assembly/AU/Dec.279(XIV) DECISION ON MADAGASCAR The Assembly, 1. EXPRESSES deep concern over the continuing political crisis in Madagascar; 2. RECOGNIZES the importance and validity of the Maputo Agreement and the Additional Act of Addis Ababa; 3. STRESSES that these agreements remain the only roadmap for a comprehensive solution to the Madagascar crisis and URGES for their speedy and faithful implementation; 4. URGES the illegal regime in Madagascar to desist from attempts to impose unilateral solutions to the current crisis thereby circumventing the Maputo Agreement and the Additional Act of Addis Ababa; 5. RECOGNIZES the efforts being made by the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to restore constitutional order in Madagascar; 6. WELCOMES the various Summit meetings and decisions of the SADC leaders; the meetings convened in Maputo on 8 and 9 August 2009, and Addis Ababa from 2 to 6 November 2009; 7. REQUESTS the Commission and SADC to continue to work together in assisting the negotiation process in Madagascar; 8. UNDERSCORES the leading role played by SADC in the mediation process, given its regional responsibilities and comparative advantages; 9. STRESSES the need for the establishment of the Follow Up Mechanism provided for in paragraph 12 of the Additional Act of Addis Ababa of 6 November 2009; 10. EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT to H.E. Joaquim Chissano, former President of the Republic of Mozambique and SADC Mediator, and his mediation team for their endeavours towards re-establishing constitutional order in Madagascar; Adopted by the Fourteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 2 February 2010