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COMMUNIQUE OF THE 207TH MEETING OF THE PEACE
AND SECURITY COUNCIL


The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 207th meeting held in
Abuja, Nigeria, on 29 October 2009, at the level of Heads of State and Government, adopted
the following decision on the situation in the Republic of Guinea:

Council,

1. Recalls its previous decisions on the situation in Guinea, in particular paragraph 7 of
the communiqué PSC/PR/Comm. (CCIV) adopted at its 204th meeting held on 17 September
2009;

2. Strongly condemns, once again, the killings and deliberate acts of violence against
unarmed civilians and the rape of women by armed units under the authority of the
National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) during the peaceful
demonstration organized on 28 September 2009;

3. Endorses the decisions of the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS), held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 17 October 2009. In this regard,
Council expresses its full support to the establishment of an International Commission of
Inquiry on the events of 28 September 2009. Council reaffirms its full support to the
mediation undertaken by President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso on behalf of ECOWAS;

4. Requests the Commission, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the above mentioned
communiqué, and in close collaboration with ECOWAS and members of the International
Contact Group on Guinea, to take all the necessary measures towards the implementation
of targeted sanctions, including denial of visas, travel restrictions and freezing of assets,
against the President and members of the CNDD, as well as members of the Government
and any other civilian or military individual whose activities are aimed at maintaining the
unconstitutional status quo in Guinea. In this regard, Council requests the Commission to
circulate, within a week, to AU Member States, for implementation, the list of the
individuals to be targeted by the sanctions;

5. Decides that these measures and the list mentioned above will be communicated
to the United Nations Security Council and all other AU partners, including the European
Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the International Organization of La
Francophonie and the other members of the International Contact Group on Guinea, as well
as to the League of Arab States, in order to give them a universal character;

6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.