Mali (MINUSMA), which is withdrawing from Mali by the end of this year. Resolution 2690 of 30 June, through which the Council decided to end MINUSMA, requested the Secretary-General to engage with Mali’s transitional government “to articulate a plan for the transfer of MINUSMA’s tasks, bearing in mind the possible contribution of the United Nations Country Team, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and other stakeholders, including in support of the [2015 Peace and Reconciliation] Agreement”. As Council members are currently negotiating the extension of the Mali sanctions regime and the mandate of the Mali Panel of Experts, which are expected to be voted on by the end of this month, members may express their views about the renewal