UN Security Council
2019

increase its important role in supporting sustainable peace in Guinea-Bissau; 23. Reiterates the importance of the implementation of defence and security sector reforms as a crucial element for long-term stability in Guinea-Bissau and further encourages coordinated action by all relevant sub-regional, regional and international partners of Guinea-Bissau in this field in order to obtain expeditious and positive results; 24. Welcomes the extension by ECOWAS of the mandate of ECOMIB until August 2019 to enable the political actors in Guinea-Bissau to effectively implement the Conakry Agreement, commends the crucial role of ECOMIB in securing the state institutions and in supporting SSR, expresses strong appreciation for its contribution to stability in Guinea-Bissau and encourages ECOWAS to consider a further extension of its mandate, supports its continuation throughout the electoral cycle in 2019 and urges bilateral, regional and international partners to consider providing financial assistance to support ECOWAS in sustaining the deployme nt of ECOMIB, commends the financial support provided by the EU and welcomes its willingness to consider options for providing further support to ECOMIB;