Assembly/AU/Dec.629(XXVIII) Page 2 3. COMMENDS the Federal Government of Somalia, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as its Troop and Police Contributing Countries (T/PCC), for the progress made in the state building and electoral processes in Somalia, despite various challenges facing the country. Furthermore, and given the security challenges and the fragility of the gains made so far in Somalia, the Assembly APPEALS to all AU Member States and the international community at large, to continue to provide political, financial and logistical support to Somalia and the AMISOM, in this critical period, to ensure full stabilization of the country. The Assembly WELCOMES the understanding between the Government of Burundi and the AU Commission, in relation with the European Union (EU), that may resolve the issue of paying the salaries to Burundian troops. The Assembly, ONCE AGAIN, APPEALS to the UN Security Council for the use of UN assessed contributions in support to AU-led Peace Support Operations (PSOs) in general, and to AMISOM, in particular, including the closing of the gap of 20% left by the EU. The Assembly ALSO CALLS FOR continued mobilization of international support to address the humanitarian situation in the country; 4. WELCOMES the Agreements signed on 18 October 2016 and on 31 December 2016, respectively, for the Organization of Peaceful, Credible and Free and Fair Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), paving the way to a peaceful solution for the political crisis in the country. In this context, the Assembly ENCOURAGES the Congolese political and social actors to work towards the speedy and effective implementation of the Agreements and those who have not yet done so, to sign the Agreements. The Assembly COMMENDS the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, under the chairmanship of President Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola, for its contribution to efforts aimed at finding a solution to obstacles in the electoral process in the DRC. The Assembly CALLS ON the stakeholders and Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for DRC and the Region, signed on 24 February 2013, in Addis Ababa, to take the necessary measures and redouble their efforts to ensure the effective implementation of all aspects of the Framework Agreement and more specifically to neutralize the negative forces in Eastern DRC. The Assembly APPEALS to the AU Member States and the international community at large, to continue providing financial and logistic support to the Government of the DRC, for the smooth organization of elections in the country, on the agreed timeframe; 5. WELCOMES the outcome of the meeting of High Level Committee on Libya in Brazzaville on 27 January 2017 and REITERATES the need for the convening of a meeting of Libyan stakeholders to address the issue of national reconciliation, in accordance with the Kigali Assembly decision of 2016, including the necessary measures for the normal functioning of the government and all institutions of the country and REQUESTS the Commission to finalise necessary modalities for the organisation of this meeting. The Assembly ENDORSES the decision of the AU High Level Committee and DECIDES to expand the Committee by including in its membership the neighbouring countries of Libya, namely Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. The Assembly LOOKS FORWARD to the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa