PSC/HSG/Comm (CXXXVIII) Page 2 the implementation of the CPA. Council also WELCOMES the appointment by the Chairperson of the Commission of Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as Special Envoy for the follow-up of the implementation of the CPA; 5. EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN at the continued lack of progress in the political process in Darfur, and URGES the parties to extend full cooperation to the joint AU-UN Mediation so that substantive negotiations can begin in earnest, and, in this context, WELCOMES the impending appointment of a Joint Chief Mediator. Council ALSO EXPRESSES CONCERN at the continued violence in Darfur and its impact on the civilian population. Council STRESSES the need for continued efforts towards the full deployment of UNAMID; 6. EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN over the persisting tension between Chad and the Sudan, and SUPPORTS the renewed efforts aimed at facilitating the normalization of relations between the two countries, through the scrupulous implementation of the Dakar Agreement and previous agreements; 7. REQUESTS the Commission to dispatch to the Sudan and Chad a factfinding mission to gather more information on the situation at the border between the two countries and the tension in their relations, as well as evaluate the efforts deployed thus far to resolve the crisis, and submit recommendations to Council; 8. STRONGLY CONDEMNS the attack perpretrated, on 11 June 2008, by armed groups the chadian territory and REAFFIRMS its total rejection of any attempt to seize power by unconstitutional means, in violation of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as well as the Lome Declaration and other relevant instruments of the AU; 9. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the efforts deployed by the Central African Government in the promotion of an Inclusive Political Dialogue. Council COMMENDS the conclusion of the preparatory work for the said Dialogue and URGES all the parties concerned to participate in it in a constructive manner. Council WELCOMES the signing in Libreville, on 9 May 2008, of a Ceasefire and Peace Agreement between the Government and the People’s Army for the Restoration of Democracy (APRD), as well as that of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement also in Libreville on 23 June 2008. Council TAKES NOTE of the decision of the ECCAS Summit to transfer the management of the FOMUC from CEMAC to ECCAS, and EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to all the development partners for their constant support and their commitment alongside the Central African

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