The Council welcomed the decision of the SADC Summit, held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, from 6 to 8 September 2009, on Madagascar. The Council stressed that the Charter of the Transition and the Agreements signed in Maputo on 9 August 2009, remain the consensual framework for ending the crisis peacefully and called on the Malagasy parties to continue inclusive dialogue for a consensual distribution of posts of responsibility within the transitional institutions in accordance with the Charter of the Transition.
The Council condemned the decisions taken unilaterally by Mr. Rajoelina and called him to resume dialogue with other political movements for inclusive and peaceful implementation of the Charter and the Transition Agreements signed in Maputo and urged the protagonists to return to constitutional order within the period not exceeding fifteen (15) months, as envisaged in the said Charter, through the holding of just, free, transparent and credible elections.
The Council commended the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission, Ablasse Ouedraogo, for all the efforts deployed in collaboration with other Special Envoys of the International Organization of la Francophonie, Mr. Edem Kodjo; the UN, Mr. Tiebile Drame, the SADC and Head of the SADC Mediation, former President of the Republic of Mozambique, Mr. Joaquim Chissano, in seeking a peaceful, consensual and inclusive solution to the crisis in Madagascar.