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and neighboring countries, to establish the required mechanisms to ensure the
effectiveness of this measure. Council also decides to apply the individual sanctions
mentioned in paragraph 7 of this communiqué to the leaders and members of armed groups
involved in the attacks in northern Mali and in atrocities against the civilian population.
Council requests the Commission, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, to
establish and disseminate to Member States and AU partners the list of such individuals;
13.
Strongly appeals to all AU bilateral and multilateral partners to support all the
measures adopted by the AU and ECOWAS and contribute to their effective implementation
and, in this regard, requests the Chairperson of the Commission to take all measures and
initiatives he deems appropriate;
14.
Recalls the provisions of paragraph 7 of communiqué PSC/MIN/Comm.(CCCXIV),
requesting the Chairperson of the Commission to determine with the actors concerned the
modalities for the implementation of a mediation process and the promotion of the
required synergies to facilitate the settlement of the crisis in northern Mali, by addressing
the root causes of the conflict in order to reach an agreement between the parties. In this
regard, Council welcomes the ECOWAS decision to appoint President Blaise Compaoré of
Burkina Faso as a Mediator in the crisis in Mali, and requests the Chairperson of the
Commission to continue and intensify the consultations undertaken both with ECOWAS and
the core countries, within the framework of paragraph 7 of communiqué
PSC/MIN/Comm.(CCCXIV);
15.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to expedite his consultations with
ECOWAS, the core countries and the UN for the urgent convening in the region of a meeting
of the Support and Follow‐up Group established in pursuance of paragraph 7 of
communiqué PSC/MIN/Comm.(CCCXIV) and whose mandate was extended to cover the
issue of the return to constitutional order, in accordance with paragraph 12 of
PSC/PR/Comm.(CCCXV), to enhance the effectiveness of collective African action, as well as
mobilize and coordinate support from the international community at large to the AU and
ECOWAS efforts on the situation in Mali;
16.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to forward this communiqué to the
United Nations Security Council, the European Union and other AU bilateral and multilateral
partners for their information and appropriate action;
17.
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.