In the preamble of Resolution 1933, the Security Council recalled that it had endorsed the Ouagadougou Political Agreement signed between Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro in 2007 and follow-up agreements. It appreciated the efforts of the President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré as mediator and supporter of the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire and of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its efforts.