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7.
Stresses the need to strengthen MAES and, in this respect, requests the
Commission to liaise with the TCCs for the speedy deployment of additional troops and
other elements to facilitate the implementation of the revised mandate of MAES;
8.
Further requests the Commission and the Government of the Comoros to
undertake a sensitization campaign to explain to the Anjouanese population that the
measures imposed by paragraph 5 are directed exclusively at the illegal authorities of
the Island and that the only objective being pursued is to restore normalcy in Anjouan;
9.
Directs that a follow-up mechanism, made up of two members of the Peace and
Security Council, namely Angola and Senegal, representatives of the countries of the
region and MAES TCCs, the Government of the Union of the Comoros, and the
Commission, be established at the level of MAES in Moroni, under the leadership of the
African Union, to supervise the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph
5 above and grant the requisite exemptions on humanitarian or other grounds. Council
requests the Commission to take the necessary steps to strengthen the African Union
Liaison Office in Moroni, to enable it to play the role expected of it, and to mobilize the
resources required to that end;
10.
Stresses the importance of securing the full support of the international
community in order to enhance the effectiveness of the measures referred to in
paragraph 5 above. In this respect, Council requests the Chairperson of the
Commission to formally liaise with the United Nations, the League of Arab States, the
OIF, the Indian Ocean Commission, the European Union and all other concerned
stakeholders to solicit their support and that of their respective Member States for the
implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 5 above, including providing
any information at their disposal on possible violations of these measures;
11.
Decides that the measures imposed in paragraph 5 shall be applicable for an
initial period of forty-five (45) days from the date of the adoption of the present
communiqué. Should the illegal Anjouanese authorities comply fully and unconditionally
with the demands of the Ministerial Committee and the relevant decisions of Council,
before the expiration of this period, Council shall meet to terminate these measures,
after consultation with the countries of the region. In the event of non-compliance,
Council shall meet to adopt further measures, including sea and air blockade of the
Island, as well as MAES support to the Comorian Government to enable it take all
measures necessary to restore its authority in Anjouan;
12.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to submit to it, within twenty-one
(21) days from the date of the adoption of this communiqué, a report on the steps taken
to further the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 5, and in this
respect, requests the Member States to communicate to the Commission all relevant
information on the actions that they would have taken to implement the measures
imposed by paragraph 5;
13.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.