Statement / by the President of the Security Council

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5425th meeting, 25 Apr. 2006, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Chad and the Sudan"]

Welcomes the Secretary-General's briefing on 18 Apr. 2006 on Chad/Sudan relations and endorses his deep concerns over the political and security situation and the instability along Chad's borders with Sudan; welcomes the fact-finding mission dispatched by the African Union in Chad; endorses the statement by the African Union Peace and Security Council of 13 Apr. 2006 in which it strongly condemned the rebel attacks against N'Djamena and the eastern town of Adre; calls for political dialogue and a negotiated solution to the continuing crisis within Chad; reaffirms the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Chad and Sudan; calls upon on States in the region to cooperate in ensuring their common stability; notes the deteriorating relations between Chad and Sudan and urges the Governments of the two countries to abide by their obligations under the 8 Feb. 2006 Tripoli Agreement and to urgently start implementing the confidence-building measures which have been voluntarily agreed upon; is concerned about the situation of the refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan and from the Central African Republic, as well as the situation of the thousands of internally displaced persons in Chad.

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