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9.
URGES the East African Community (EAC), with the support of the AU, to
take the necessary steps for the resumption of the Inter-Burundian inclusive
Dialogue and CALLS UPON the Government of Burundi and all other relevant
Burundian stakeholders to fully participate in the process. The Assembly
FURTHER URGES the Government of Burundi to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) regarding the deployment of AU Human Rights
Observers and Military Experts in the country. The Assembly CALLS UPON
the Burundian Government and all Burundian stakeholders to adhere to the
provisions of the Constitution of the country and the Arusha Agreement of
2000, which is the corner stone of peace in the country, in resolving their
political differences, for the benefit of their country and the people of Burundi;
10.
WELCOMES the Conakry Agreement signed on 14 October 2016 and CALLS
ON all political stakeholders to resolve their differences through inclusive
dialogue and within the framework of the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau, as
well as in line with the Agreement, bearing in mind the critical importance of
constitutional reforms for lasting peace and stability in the country. The
Assembly EMPHASIZESthe critical importance of the role being played by the
ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) in stabilizing the country, and
CALLSFOR joint efforts to support the mobilization of financial resources to
support the ECOMIB operations in Guinea-Bissau;
11.
NOTES WITH DEEP CONCERN the continued impasse in the search for a
solution to the conflict in Western Sahara and underline the urgent need for
renewed international efforts to facilitate an early resolution of the conflict. In
this respect, the Assembly REITERATES ITS CALL to the UN General
Assembly to determine a date for the holding of the self-determination
referendum for the people of Western Sahara and protect the integrity of the
Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory from any act which may
undermine it. The Assembly URGES the UN Security Council to fully assume
its responsibilities in restoring the full functionality of United Nations Mission
for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), as it is indispensable for
overseeing the ceasefire and organizing the self-determination referendum in
Western Sahara, as well as in addressing the issues of the respect of human
rights and the illegal exploration and exploitation of the Territory’s natural
resources, particularly in line with the important judgment of the Court of
Justice of the European Union issued on 21 December 2016, on the
arrangement between the EU and Morocco signed in 2012, on the mutual
liberalization of the trade in agricultural and fishing products. The Assembly
REITERATES its Declaration adopted at its 24th and 26th Ordinary Sessions,
regarding the convening by the Crans Montana Forum, a Switzerland-based
organization, of a meeting in the occupied territory of Western Sahara and
CALLS ON theCrans Montana to desist from this activity. The Assembly
APPEALS, ONCE MOREto all Member States, African civil society
organizations and other relevant actors to boycott any such event;
12.
COMMENDS the President of the Central African Republic (CAR), H.E.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, for his policy of openness and promotion of
peace and inclusivity for all the daughters and sons of his country, with a view
to achieving reconciliation and national development. The Assembly
28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa