reminded to submit its observations on the admissibility. On 21 May 2007, the Respondent State requested the Secretariat to extend its deadline for the submission of its arguments on admissibility. 15. The Respondent State forwarded a request to the Secretariat on 23 May 2007, for stay of proceedings in respect of the Communication in order to pave the way for an amicable settlement within the context of a comprehensive negotiated settlement of the Ivorian crisis. The Secretariat informed the Complainant on 14 June 2007, that following the consideration of the Communication at the 41st Ordinary Session, the Commission had decided to defer it to the next session in order to address the requests of the Respondent State. 16. In view of the fact that the Secretariat did not receive any response from the Respondent State, the Secretariat forwarded a letter to it on 13 September 2007, requesting it to follow up on its proposal for amicable settlement or failing that to submit its arguments on admissibility without any further delay. By a new note verbale dated 18 March 2008, the Secretariat sent a reminder notice to the Respondent State. 17. The Secretariat received a letter on 11 May 2008, in which the Respondent State indicated having initiated negotiations with the human rights organizations to settle the issue amicably. The Respondent State then made reference to an agreement concluded with the High Council of Malians Living Abroad and forwarded to the Secretariat a copy of a letter sent to the Complainant on 2 November 2007 inviting it for an amicable settlement in this Communication. 18. The Complainant informed the Secretariat on 13 November 2008, that contrary to the allegations of the Respondent State, it had not received any proposal for an amicable settlement as the letter proposing such a settlement had been transmitted to a wrong address. Thus, the Complainant had urged the Commission to proceed with the consideration of the admissibility of the Communication and expressed its readiness to furnish the Secretariat with additional arguments to that effect. Following this request, the Secretariat revived the procedure by informing the Parties in 2009 and 2010 about the successive deferrals of the consideration of the admissibility of the Communication. 19. The Secretariat informed the Parties on 13 August 2010 about the postponement of the consideration of the Communication to the 48th Ordinary Session scheduled to be held from 6 to 20 November 2010. The Respondent State was requested to submit its arguments on admissibility. 4