Assembly/AU/Dec.193 (XI) Page 3 12. The Assembly WELCOMES the initiatives taken by the PSC and the Commission to facilitate the resolution of this crisis, including the dispatching by the Commission of a mission to Djibouti, from 5 to 9 June 2008, and EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION to the Djiboutian authorities for cooperating with the mission and their constant willingness to enter into dialogue in order to find a peaceful solution to the crisis; 13. EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN at the refusal of the Eritrean authorities to receive the mission from the Commission and URGENTLY APPEALS to them to extend their full cooperation to the efforts deployed by the AU towards a peaceful solution to the crisis. The Assembly WELCOMES the support provided by the United Nations Security Council to the AU efforts, as expressed in its Presidential Statement of 12 June 2008; 14. WELCOMES AND EXPRESSES SUPPORT to the decision of the 12th IGAD Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 14 June 2008 on the Eritrea and Djibouti conflict. The Assembly NOTES the decision taken by the IGAD Summit by recognizing the implications of Eritrea’s absence from IGAD for regional peace, security and development, and the consequent designation of a Ministerial Committee to engage Eritrea on the possibility of reconsidering her decision to suspend IGAD membership; 15. WELCOMES the agreement reached by the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), on 8 June 2008, on a “Roadmap for the return of IDPs and Implementation of the Abeyi Protocol”, which will pave the way towards the resolution of the Abeyi impasse, and URGES the parties to intensify their efforts with a view to addressing all the outstanding issues in the implementation of the CPA. The Assembly NOTES the steps taken by the Commission in support of the implementation of the CPA, and REQUESTS that immediate steps be taken for the full operationalization of the Liaison Office in Khartoum with an Office in Juba. The Assembly ENCOURAGES the AU Ministerial Committee for Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Sudan to pursue and intensify its efforts; 16. EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN at the continued lack of progress in the political process in Darfur, and URGES the parties to extend full cooperation to the joint AU-UN Mediation so that substantive negotiations can begin in earnest. The Assembly ALSO EXPRESSES CONCERN at the continued violence in Darfur and its impact on the civilian population. The Assembly STRESSES the need for continued efforts towards the full deployment of UNAMID; 17. EXPRESSES CONCERN at the continued tensions between Chad and the Sudan and CALLS for renewed efforts to implement the Dakar agreement and previous agreements between the two countries;