PSC/PR/COMM‐3(CCXXXVII)
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COMMUNIQUE
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 237th meeting held on 21 July
2010, considered the situation in the Republic of Guinea, and adopted the following decision:
Council:
1. Takes note of the briefing by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the situation in
the Republic of Guinea, as well as the presentation made by the representative of the
Mediator in the Guinean crisis, President Blaise Compaore;
2. Welcomes the holding, on 27 June 2010, of the 1st round of the presidential election, which
constitutes a significant step towards the restoration of constitutional order, and stresses
the imperative of the early organization of the 2nd round;
3. Expresses its appreciation to the President and other actors of the Transition, as well as to
the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), for their sustained efforts and commitment to
the early restoration of constitutional order, and encourages them to persevere in their
determination, in order to complete the process;
4. Commends the Chairperson of the Commission for the timely visit he undertook to Conakry
on 7 July 2010, to encourage the Guinean parties to speedily complete the process of
restoration of constitutional order and consolidate the progress made. Council welcomes
the convening in Conakry, on 23 July 2010, of a meeting of the International Contact Group
on Guinea (ICG‐G), and expresses its full support to the efforts being deployed on the
ground by the co‐Chairs of the Group, namely the President of the ECOWAS Commission,
Victor Gbeho, and the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission, Professor
Ibrahima Fall, with the cooperation of Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the United
Nations Secretary‐General for West Africa. Council also expresses its appreciation to the
Mediator for his continued efforts for a way out of the crisis ;
5. Warns against any attempt to undermine the progress made so far and the electoral
process and, more generally, against any manoeuvre to unduly extend the Transition, and
expresses its determination, should it become necessary, to impose sanctions against all
those who would undermine the process of return to constitutional order;
6. Invites Member States and the international partners to continue to extend full support to
the early completion of the Transition, as well as to the defense and security sector reform
and to the socio‐economic recovery of the country;
7. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.