Assembly/AU/Dec.369(XVII) Page 5 Solidarity Conference in October 2011. The Assembly WELCOMES the holding, in Brussels, on 15 June 2011, with the active support of the Commission, of the Donor's Round Table for the CAR, and URGES all concerned to honour the pledges made. In addition, the Assembly UNDERSCORES the importance of the smooth conduct of elections in the DRC in November 2011 and Liberia in 2012, and REQUESTS the Commission and the Panel of the Wise to support the electoral processes in these two countries and make contributions towards their success, including in the context of the follow-up on the recommendations of the Panel on election-related conflict and violence, as endorsed by the 13th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union held in Sirte, in July 2009; 20. WELCOMES the continued efforts to implement the 15 January 2010 Agreement between the Sudan and Chad and the impressive results achieved in this regard, especially with regard to securing the common border. The Assembly ALSO WELCOMES the holding of the Tripartite Summit that brought together, in Khartoum, on 23 May 2011, the Presidents of the CAR, Sudan and Chad, as part of the efforts to enhance security and regional cooperation. In this context, the Assembly ENCOURAGES the Commission to work towards effective implementation of the regional approach articulated in paragraph 4 of the Communiqué of the 70th Meeting of the PSC, held on 12 and 13 February 2007, and to discuss with the three countries the modalities of a support to cross-border cooperation initiatives already underway or planned, within the framework of the AU Border Programme; 21. WELCOMES the initiatives taken by the Commission on the implementation of paragraph 21 of Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.294 (XV) .2 on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in particular the dispatch, from March 16 to 4 April 2011, of a technical assessment mission in the five countries affected by the destabilizing activities of the LRA and the organization of the 2 nd regional Ministerial meeting on the issue of the LRA, held in Addis Ababa, on 8 June 2011. The Assembly FULLY SUPPORTS the conclusions of this meeting and REQUESTS the PSC to swiftly authorize the proposed operation in all its components, including the Regional Intervention Force (RIF), the Joint Operations Centre (JOC) and Joint Coordination Mechanism (JCM). The Assembly REQUESTS the United Nations and other AU partners, to support this initiative aimed at protecting affected civilian populations, including through financial and logistical support; 22. WELCOMES the end of the post-election crisis in Côte d‟Ivoire and the fact that the democratically elected President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, now fully assumes full power. The Assembly NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the commitment of the new authorities to consolidate peace and promote reconciliation. The Assembly