PSC/HSG/Comm (CXXXVIII) Page 3 authorities and ENCOURAGES them to continue and to strengthen their support towards the consolidation of peace and stability in the CAR; 10. WELCOMES the efforts deployed towards the implementation of the Joint Communiqué signed in Nairobi, on 9 November 2007, by the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as well as the work achieved by the Joint Monitoring Group established by the Tripartite+ Summit held in Addis Ababa on 5 December 2007. Furthermore, Council URGES the Congolese parties to comply with the Goma Actes d’engagement, to strictly implement them with a view to accelerating the re-establishment of State authority in the Kivus and promoting the socio-economic development of the two provinces; 11. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the conclusion, in Bujumbura, on 26 May 2008, by the Government of Burundi and the Palipehutu/FNL, of a Joint Declaration on the Cessation of Hostilities, which re-launches the implementation of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement of 7 September 2006. Council APPEALS to Member States and AU partners to provide all the necessary support to the ongoing efforts, thus contributing to the consolidation of peace in Burundi; 12. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the progress made in the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire and WELCOMES, in particular, the measures taken, on a consensual basis, to hold the presidential elections on 30 November 2008. Council PAYS TRIBUTE to President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, the current Chairperson of ECOWAS and Facilitator of the Inter-Ivorian Direct Dialogue. Council URGES all the Ivorian parties to maintain and consolidate the momentum for peace prevailing in the country since the signing of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement on 4 March 2007. The Council CALLS ON the international community to continue to accompany and support the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire.