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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