Executive Council of the African Union, 15th Ordinary Session, Sirte, Libya, 24-30 June 2009

“DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE AFRICAN CHIEFS OF DEFENSE STAFF AND HEADS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES AND THE THIRD ORDINARY MEETING OF THE AFRICAN MINISTERS OF DEFENSE, SAFETY AND SECURITY ON THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE

The Executive Council,...

...3. ENDORSES the recommendations contained in the Declaration adopted by the Third Ordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Defense, Safety and Security regarding the operationalisation of ASF by 2010;...”
 

“DECISION ON THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

The Executive Council,

2. REITERATES its full support for the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people,under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), their sole and legitimate representative against the Israeli Occupation, to obtain their inalienable national rights, including their right to self-determination, return to their homeland and property, and to live in peace and stability in an Independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al-sharif (Jerusalem) as its capital, in accordance with the principle of International Law, all pertinent United Nations (UN) Resolutions, particularly Resolution 194, which calls for the return of refugees to their homeland and properties, and the resolutions and decisions of the OAU/AU;

3. REAFFIRMS its full support for a peaceful solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of the principles of the International Law and all relevant resolutions...”