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Council welcomed the significant progress made in the implementation of the PSC
Framework. Recalling the adoption of a Plan of Action by the 3rd meeting of the Regional
Oversight Mechanism, held in Addis Ababa, on 31 January 2014, under the auspices of the AU
and the United Nations, Council urged all the relevant international actors to provide the
required financial assistance for the implementation of the priority activities agreed upon by
the countries of the region. Council also welcomed the Conclusions of the 7th meeting of the
Technical Support Committee (TSC), held in Goma, DRC, from 20 to 23 May 2014, and looks
forward to the outcome of the 4th meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism scheduled, in
New York, in September 2014. Council encouraged the countries of the region to continue to
implement their commitments under the PSC Framework.
Council furthermore welcomed the efforts to enhance regional economic cooperation,
urged the bilateral and multilateral partners to support the ongoing actions in this field, and
looks forward to the outcome of the Follow-up Ministerial Conference scheduled to take place
in Brussels, from 1 to 2 July 2014, under the auspices of the United Nations, the AU and the
World Bank.
Council noted with satisfaction the close coordination between the Special
Envoys/Representatives of the AU, the UN, the European Union (EU) and the United States,
with a view to implementing the PSC Framework and encouraged them to pursue their efforts.