PSC/PR/Comm(CXXIV) Page 1 COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 124TH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 124th meeting held on 30 April 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in the Comoros: Council, 1. Takes note of the Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in the Comoros [PSC/PR/2(CXXIV)] and the additional information provided by the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission for the Comoros, as well as the statements made by the representatives of Libya, the Sudan and Senegal, in their capacity as countries that provided military, logistical and financial support to the operation “Democracy in the Comoros. Council also takes note of the statement made by the delegation of the Government of the Comoros; 2. Recalls decision Assembly/Dec.186(X) on the situation in the Comoros adopted by the 10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa from 31 January to 2 February 2008, requesting all Member States capable of doing so to provide the necessary support to the Comorian Government in its efforts to restore, as quickly as possible, the authority of the Union in Anjouan and to put an end to the crisis born out of the persistent refusal by the illegal authorities of Anjouan to comply with the relevant texts governing the functioning of the Union of the Comoros; 3. Expresses satisfaction at the success of the operation ‘‘Democracy in the Comoros’’ launched in Anjouan on 25 March 2008, which enabled the Government of the Union of the Comoros to remove the illegal regime of Colonel Bacar and to restore its authority in the Island; 4. Reiterates its gratitude to the Governments of Tanzania, the Sudan, Libya and Senegal for having responded to the request for assistance made by the Comorian Government and for having provided military, logistical and financial support for the operation mentioned above. Council further expresses its gratitude to France and the United States of America for the assistance that they provided towards the reestablishment of the authority of the Union in Anjouan; 5. Commends the Government of the Comoros for having spared no efforts to try to resolve the crisis in Anjouan peacefully and for its full cooperation with the AU in addressing the crisis. Council welcomes the commitment of the Comorian authorities to take all necessary steps for the organization of new elections in Anjouan as soon as possible, as well as for their commitment to scrupulously conform to the provisions governing the functioning of the institutions of the Union of the Comoros and the autonomous Islands, and appeals to all the Comorian stakeholders to consolidate the national unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros and to take up the challenge of social and economic development facing the country; 6. Decides to extend the mandate of the AU Electoral and Security Assistance Mission (MAES) for another additional period of six (6) months to undertake the following: