COMMUNIQUÉ

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 85th meeting held on 8 August 2007, adopted the following communiqué on its working methods:

Council,

1. Recalls the Retreat of the members of the Peace and Security Council held in Dakar, Senegal, from 5 to 6 July 2007, to review its working methods;

2. Adopts the working methods of the Peace and Security Council as contained in the conclusions of the Dakar Brainstorming Retreat [PSC/PR/2(LXXXV)];

3. Decides to review the working methods regularly and to adjust them as the need arises.