PSC/HSG/Comm (CXXXVIII) Page 1 COMMUNIQUE OF THE 138TH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 138th meeting held on 29 June 2008, at the level of Heads of State and Government, adopted the following decision on conflict and post-conflict situations in Africa: Council, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on conflict and post-conflict situations in Africa [PSC/HSG/2 (CXXXVIII)]; 2. WELCOMES the efforts being deployed in order to promote peace, security and stability in Africa, as well as the progress made to date. Council ENCOURAGES all parties concerned to redouble their efforts and REQUESTS the Commission to continue to support the ongoing processes and mobilize the support of the international community to that effect; 3. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the success of the operation ‘’Democracy in the Comoros’’, which enabled the Government of the Union of the Comoros to re-establish its authority in Anjouan, and EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to the Governments of Tanzania and the Sudan, as well as to Libya and Senegal, which provided support to the Government of the Comoros, in implementation of decision Assembly/Dec.186 (X) adopted at the 10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa, from 31 January to 2 February 2008. Council ALSO EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to the countries of the region, under the coordination of the Republic of South Africa, which spared no effort to assist the Comoros and support the reconciliation efforts in the Archipelago. Council ALSO THANKS the AU partners for their support. Council WELCOMES the holding in Anjouan, on 15 and 29 June 2008, of elections which made it possible to democratically elect the new President of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan; 4. WELCOMES the agreement reached, on 8 June 2008, by the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on a ‘Roadmap for Return of IDPs and Implementation of the Abyei Protocol’, which paves the way towards the resolution of the Abyei impasse, and URGES the parties to intensify their efforts with a view to addressing all the outstanding issues in