The Security Council reaffirmed the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement and its opposition to attempts to achieve power through unconstitutional means. It stressed the need for all Ivorian parties to participate in the Government of National Reconciliation, resume effective authority throughout the country and commitments towards the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programme of former combatants and restructuring of the armed forces. As with previous resolutions, the Council commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and French forces for their efforts to promote a peaceful settlement in Côte d'Ivoire.