Council,
1.
Takes note of the briefing by the Commission and welcomes the efforts being
deployed within the framework of the implementation of the Communiqué of its 168
th
meeting;
2.
Reaffirms its commitment to the relevant provisions of the Constitutive Act, the
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the PSC, the Algiers Decision of 1999 and the
Lomé Declaration of 2000 on Unconstitutional Changes of Government, as recalled by
the Assembly of the Union in decision Assembly/AU/Dec.222 adopted at its 12
th
Ordinary Session held in Addis Ababa from 1 to 4 February 2009;
3.
Recalls the relevant provisions of the Communiqués PSC/MIN/Comm.3(CLXII)
and PSC/PR/(CLXVIII) adopted at its 163
rd and 168th meetings held on 22 December
2008 and 5 February 2009, respectively;
4.
Reaffirms its decision of sanctions against all persons, both civilian and military,
whose activities are designed to maintain the unconstitutional status quo in Mauritania.
In this regard, Council decides that the sanctions shall apply to:
(a) Members of the High Council of State;
(b) Members of the Government;
(c) All other persons, both civilian and military, whose activities are designed to
maintain the unconstitutional status quo in Mauritania.
Council, in this respect,
requests the Commission of the African Union to
establish, within one month from this date, a detailed list of the above categories of
persons;
5.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.