Assembly/AU/3(XIV) Page 11 strong view that the Darfur crisis can only be settled as part of an overall resolution of the Sudanese national crisis. 41. The Panel made a number of recommendations. As a starting point, it stressed that the problem of Darfur requires a political settlement and a process of negotiations that addresses all the issues of peace, justice and reconciliation, and that the Darfur negotiations should be inclusive, with the participation of the armed belligerents, but also all other stakeholders. One key component of the AUPD Recommendations relates to measures to ensure that justice is done. In that regard, the Panel recommended the establishment of a Hybrid Court to try those who assume the greatest responsibility for the crimes in Darfur. The Panel also made a number of recommendations on reconciliation, proposing, among others, the establishment of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, to promote truth telling and appropriate acts of reconciliation, as well as to grant pardons as considered suitable. The Panel is of the view that many of its Recommendations can be implemented by the Sudan Government on a unilateral basis: these are both confidence-building measures and steps to facilitate the holding of the elections and the acceleration of the peace process. 42. At its meeting in Abuja, the PSC endorsed the Report and the Recommendations contained therein, and underlined that the latter provide a clear roadmap for achieving peace, reconciliation, justice and healing in Darfur, thus contributing to sustainable peace and stability in the Sudan as a whole. It requested the Chairperson of the Commission to establish an AU High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), comprising of former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, Pierre Buyoya and Abdulsalami Abubakar, to assist in the implementation of all aspects of the AUPD Recommendations, as well as in the implementation of the CPA and other related processes. 43. The AUHIP held its inaugural meeting in Addis Ababa, from 2 to 3 December 2009, to develop its program of work. Subsequently, the Panel travelled to Sudan, where it undertook extensive consultations with the Sudan Government and a range of other stakeholders. Furthemore, on 21 December 2009, the Chairperson of the Commission led a delegation comprising the Commissioner for Peace and Security and two of the AUHIP members, namely President Mbeki and Pierre Buyoya, to brief the UN Security Council. In the press statement issued at the end of the meeting, the members of the Security Council welcomed the report, underlined their appreciation for the balanced and comprehensive nature of the recommendations to promote peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur and Sudan as a whole, and called for the Government of Sudan and other parties in Sudan and the region to work with President Thabo Mbeki and his colleagues, in coordination with the international community as appropriate. At the time of finalizing this report, steps were underway for the implementation of a set of activities in line with the Recommendations of the AUPD. 44. During the period under review, the Commission continued to monitor and support the efforts of the AU/UN Joint Mediation led by Mr. Djibril Bassolé. It is to be recalled that, since the beginning of the peace talks in Abuja, the Mediation has been focusing on meetings between the armed parties. A new chapter was opened with the launching of the civil society consultations in Doha in November 2009. On that occasion, the Chairperson of the Commission proceeded to Doha to lend his support