PSC/PR/Comm(CII) Page 2 7. Appeals to all AU partners to continue to support the implementation of the sanctions and the efforts deployed by the AU to achieve a speedy resolution of the crisis in Anjouan; 8. Reaffirms the commitment of the AU to explore all avenues towards achieving a peaceful and negotiated solution to the crisis, on the basis of the Cape Town and Pretoria framework, as articulated by the Ministerial Committee of the countries of the region. Council requests the countries of the region to meet and to submit to it any recommendation they would deem appropriate for the way forward; 9. Decides to remain seized of the matter.