Assembly/AU/Dec.268(XIV) Rev.1 Page 4 207th meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 29 October 2009, and REITERATES that the AUPD recommendations shall be the basis of AU engagement in Darfur and its interaction with its international partners. The Assembly EXPRESSES ITS FULL SUPPORT to the AU High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) on Sudan and STRESSES the need for all stakeholders to extend full cooperation to the Panel in the discharge of its mandate. In this context, the Assembly REITERATES the AU’s support to the efforts of the Joint AU/UN Mediation and the facilitation provided by Qatar. The Assembly EXPRESSES its appreciation to all African countries, such as Libya, that are contributing to the search for peace in Darfur, in particular the process of unification of the Darfurian movements; 17. ALSO WELCOMES the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Gambari as the AU/UN Joint Special Representative and the Head of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID); 18. FURTHER WELCOMES the progress made towards appeasement and normalization of relations between Chad and The Sudan, through the signing in N’Djamena, on 15 January 2010, of the Agreement on Normalization between Chad and the Sudan, as well as the Additional Protocol on the Securitization of Borders, and ENCOURAGES the two countries to maintain dialogue and implement the commitments made; 19. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the significant progress made in the implementation of the recommendations of the Inclusive Political Dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR) and URGES the Central African stakeholders to persevere in their efforts, particularly by providing the necessary cooperation towards the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme (DDR) and working towards the establishment of conditions conducive to the holding of the free, fair and transparent legislation and presidential elections slated for April and May this year. The Assembly APPEALS ONCE AGAIN to the international community to lend the necessary support for the consolidation of peace, including the implementation of the Programme for the Reform of the Security Sector (RSS), and the socio-economic recovery of the CAR; 20. URGES the Ivorian parties to redouble efforts to successfully complete the peace and reconciliation process in their country, including the holding, within the set timeframe, of legislative and presidential elections which will conclude the process aimed at bringing the crisis to an end; 21. TAKES NOTE of the ongoing mediation process in Niger and COMMENDS the efforts of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Head of State of Nigeria and Mediator on the Inter-Nigerien Dialogue. The Assembly CALLS ON all parties to fully cooperate with the Mediator, in particular during the upcoming meeting scheduled to be held in Niamey, Niger, on 4 February 2010; Adopted by the Fourteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 2 February 2010