At its 97th plenary meeting, on 29 August 2006, the General Assembly decided to endorse the recommendation of the Secretary-General16 that was endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1705 (2006) of 29 August 2006 that, notwithstanding article 12 ter of the statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, and, notwithstanding that Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa’s elected term as an ad litem judge of the Tribunal would, in accordance with article 12 ter of the statute, end on 24 June 2007, she be authorized effective 28 August 2006 to continue to serve as a judge in the Butare trial until its completion.