Assembly/AU/Dec.583(XXV) Page 3 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