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the Protection Elements within the framework of the Agreement of 28 May 2004 on
the Establishment of the CFC and Deployment of Observers. Council further urges
the extend full ion to and the Observer Mission ;
8.
Further welcomes the convening of the first
provided for in the
Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement, , and urgesthe Sudanese parties to participate
fully in the meeting scheduled , to discuss political issues with the view of reaching;
9.
Expresses serious concern over the impact of the conflict in Darfur on the
stability of Chad and the rest of the region and, in this regard, encourages the
Governments of the Sudan and Chad to take appropriate steps to enhance security
along their common border. Council expresses the disposition of the AU to support
such efforts.much-awaited conference that is meant to focus on the political,
economic and social aspects of the conflict in order to reach a global and lasting
peace in the Sudan
B.
ON THE SITUATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)
Council,
1.
Expresses concern at the continued difficulties preventing the normal
functioning of the transitional institutions and delaying the implementation of the
Comprehensive and All Inclusive Agreement, as well as the deterioration of relations
between the DRC and Rwanda following the events that took place in Bukavu and
Kamanyola, in Southern Kivu, in May/June 2004;
2.
Invites the Chairperson of the Commission, in close consultation with the
United Nations, to take the necessary measures to facilitate the establishment of the
Joint DRC/Rwanda Verification Mechanism, in keeping with the spirit of the 27
November 2003 Declaration and on the basis of the commitments made in Abuja on
25 June 2004;
3.
Further invites the Chairperson of the Commission to initiate, on the
margins of the session of the Assembly of the Union to be held in Addis Ababa from
6 to 8 July 2004, consultations with the UN Secretary-General, to consider the ways
and means of finding a lasting solution to the problem of the negative forces (ex-FAR
and Interahamwe);
4.
Encourages the initiative to convene, on the margins of the session of the
Assembly of the Union, to be held in Addis Ababa, from 6 to 8 July 2004, a meeting
between Presidents Joseph Kabila and Paul Kagamé, in the presence of other Heads
of States and Government, including the Chairperson of the Union and the
Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council for the month of July 2004, the UN
Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the AU Commission, to sustain the
momentum generated by the meeting held in Abuja on 25 May 2004, and to consider
the best possible ways of normalizing the relations between the two countries;