Assembly/AU/Dec.644(XXIX) Page 4 appointment of the Chairman and Members of the National Follow up Council of the Agreement (CNSA), in order to establish the electoral calendar of the elections; EXPRESSES ITS DEEP CONCERN at the prevailing security and humanitarian situation in the Kasaï province; STRESSES THE NEED to take all necessary steps to reenergize the cooperation and stabilisation process in the DRC and the region, in conformity with the Framework Agreement; CALLS UPON the United Nations, the troop-contributing countries to United Nations stabilisation Mission in Congo (MONUSCO), the Guarantors of the Framework Agreement and the Member countries of the ICGLR and SADC to provide all the necessary support to this end; 11. REAFFIRMS its commitment to the peaceful resolution of the crisis in Burundi through the rapid launching of an inclusive inter-Burundian dialogue, under the aegis of the East African Community (EAC), with the support of the AU, under the leadership of the EAC Mediator, President Yoweri K. Museveni of Uganda and his Facilitator, former President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania and REQUESTS all Burundians to participate actively and unconditionally in this process; CALLS UPON the Burundian authorities to take all necessary steps to build the widest consensus possible on the ongoing process of revising the Constitution, with the participation of all Burundians and on the basis of the Arusha Agreement of 2000; in this regard, REAFFIRMS the readiness of the AU High Level Delegation of Heads of State to assist in efforts aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis in Burundi; CALLS FOR the rapid signing of the Memorandum of Understanding relating to the activities of the Human Rights Observers and the Military Experts of the AU; 12. EXPRESSES ITS DEEP CONCERN at the deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and STRONGLY CONDEMNS the attacks against civilians and the troops of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Stabilization in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), as well as the destabilising activities of the armed groups, and DEMANDS that they commit themselves resolutely to the DDR programmes and the pacification process in the country REAFFIRMS its full support to the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in CAR and CALLS ON all Central African stakeholders, the UN and other partners to support this process.; WELCOMES the signing in Rome, on 19 June 2017, under the facilitation of the Sant’ Egidio community, of the agreement between armed groups, including a country wide ceasefire; URGES Member States and partners to pursue and increase their assistance to the CAR and to contribute to stabilisation, post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts in the country; 13. CALLS ON all political actors in Guinea Bissau to respect and implement the Conakry Agreement of October 2016 without any further delay, and URGES all actors to refrain from actions or statements that could escalate tension and incite violence; COMMENDS the Economic Community of West African States

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