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The Council expressed its support for the efforts of the international community to achieve stability and security in Mali and reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against the threat of terrorism. It launched the EU training mission in Mali to support the training and reorganisation of the Malian Armed Forces.
The Council was appalled by the increasingly deteriorating situation in Syria and the unacceptable levels of violence. It commended the initiative by the President of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Moaz al-Khatib, of a political dialogue, bearing in mind the
necessary conditions that would lead to a peaceful transition towards a future without Assad. It called on the representatives of the Syrian regime not to miss this opportunity and respond positively to the offer of political dialogue.
The Council condemned in the strongest terms the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 12 February and demanded that it abstains from further tests. As a first step in defence of the international non-proliferation regime, the Council
strengthened EU restrictive measures against the DPRK.
The EU welcomed steps forward in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe. Recognising the significance of these advances, the Council eased the EU restrictive measures against Zimbabwe. It underlined that the EU stands ready to further adjust its policy to recognise progress as it is made by the Zimbabwean parties along the SADC roadmap.
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