With the assistance of the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States, there has been significant progress in moving towards peace in Liberia since July this year. Peacekeeping troops have been deployed in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. President Taylor has gone into exile in Nigeria. In addition, a National Transitional Government of Liberia has been established involving representatives of the Government and rebel parties, in accordance with the comprehensive peace agreement signed by the Government and the rebel groups in Accra on 18 August 2003. The peace agreement, which sets out a road map towards elections in 2005, has been endorsed by the Security Council in Resolution 1509, which also established UNMIL.