Assembly/AU/Dec.193 (XI) Page 2 1 7. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the Agreements reached to resolve the electoral crisis in Kenya and the establishment the coalition Government, in particular the National Accord and Reconciliation Act and the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the coalition Government. The Assembly COMMENDS the work done by President John Kufour of Ghana, the Panel of Eminent African Personalities led by Kofi Annan, and including Mr. Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania and Mrs. Graça Machel, as well as the critical role played by the Chairperson of the AU, President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda in his capacity as Chairperson of the East African Community, in assisting the parties to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis. The Assembly AKNOWLEGES the goodwill shown so far in implementing these Agreements and CALLS ON all parties to fully implement all aspects of the Agreements; 8. WELCOMES the progress made in the promotion of an all-inclusive political process in Somalia, in particular the conclusion, on 9 June 2008, in Djibouti, of an Agreement between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS), under the auspices of the United Nations, with the support of the AU, other regional organizations and international partners. The Assembly STRONGLY URGES all Somali stakeholders to join this process and commit themselves to the peaceful and negotiated settlement of the conflict in Somalia. The Assembly CONDEMNS all attempts aimed at undermining the ongoing peace and reconciliation process in Somalia; 9. CALLS UPON the international community to lend increased support to the efforts aimed at bringing to a definite end the violence that has plagued Somalia for about two decades, including the early deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation that would take over from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and support the longterm stabilization and reconstruction of Somalia in view of ; 10. REITERATES ITS APPRECIATION for the work done by the AMISOM and APPEALS to the Member States and AU partners to provide increased support to the Mission to enable it successfully carry out its mandate; 11. 1 EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN over the situation prevailing at the border between Djibouti and Eritrea, and the tension in the relations between the two countries. The Assembly STRONGLY CONDEMNS the use of force, REITERATES the obligation to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Member States, and CALLS FOR the return to the situation prevailing at the common border between the two countries before the current tension, including the immediate withdrawal of all the forces positioned there since 4 February 2008; Reservation entered by the State of Eritrea