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resumption of military cooperation between the Government of the DRC and
MONUSCO, and ENCOURAGES the rapid repatriation of elements of the
FDLR who have already been disarmed and are in transit camps, as well as
their dependants. The Assembly STRESSES the need for speedy
implementation of the December 2013 Nairobi Declaration on the Kampala
Dialogue between the Congolese Government and the M23;
10.
WELCOMES the progress made in the political process in Somalia towards
the realization of Vision 2016, and URGES the Somali stakeholders to stay on
course in order to fulfil the aspirations of their people to peace, security and
stability. The Assembly PAYS TRIBUTE to AMISOM and the Troop and
Police Contributing Countries for the achievements made on the ground and
for their sacrifices and CALLS ON the UN and the other international partners
to extend to the Mission the support that is commensurate with the challenges
at hand, bearing in mind that, in deploying AMISOM, the AU is active on
behalf of the UN Security Council, which has primary responsibility for the
maintenance of international peace and security;
11.
REITERATES ITS CONCERN at the continued impasse in the peace process
between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and REQUESTS the Commission to take the
required initiatives to overcome the challenges at hand. The Assembly ALSO
CALLS FOR continued efforts to facilitate the normalization of the relations
between Djibouti and Eritrea;
12.
REITERATES AU‟s support to the National Dialogue Initiative in Sudan and
calls on all stakeholders to work towards its successful implementation, with
the support of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), in order to
address comprehensively the challenges facing the country. The Assembly
CALLS ON the parties in Darfur and South Kordofan and Blue Nile to
demonstrate renewed commitment towards achieving a cessation of hostilities
in these regions, in order to facilitate the political process;
13.
ENCOURAGES Sudan and South Sudan, with the continued support of the
AUHIP, to expedite their efforts towards the full implementation of the
September 2012 Cooperation Agreement, and to take the necessary steps to
address the issue of the Abyei Area;
14.
REITERATES its support to the ongoing efforts to promote a regional and
holistic approach to the challenges of peace, security, stability and
development in the Horn of Africa, in support of IGAD, and ENCOURAGES
the Commission, through the AUHIP, to expedite its efforts in this respect;
15.
EXPRESSES its concern in the face of the grave crisis in Burundi and the risk
that the current political impasse poses to the gains made by the Arusha
Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi and to the
Comprehensive Cease-fire Agreement of 2003. Council condemns all acts of
violence in Burundi, calls for respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms and urges all the Burundian stakeholders to uphold the spirit of
dialogue and consensus and to find a lasting political solution to the current