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Humanitarian Access, to facilitate assistance for the returnees. Council also urges the
Parties to speed up the search for a solution to the impasse on the Abyei Area
Administration and the Abyei Executive Council. Council commends the AJOC and the
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for their work in stabilizing the
security situation in Abyei;
6.
Welcomes the recent adoption by the Parties of a “new spirit” of a strategic
partnership, as the basis for a comprehensive resolution of all outstanding issues between
the two countries, in particular the commitment to never again resort to force to resolve
their differences, to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, and to
build mutually beneficial relations. In this regard, Council notes with satisfaction the public
affirmation by Presidents Omar Hassan al Bashir and SalvaKiirMayarditof their commitment
to this new spirit;
7.
Notes with satisfaction the resumption of talks in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on 12 July
2012, and urges the Parties to use this opportunity to conclude agreements on all
outstanding issues, including security, oil and related payments, borders, the status of
nationals of the other State and the final status of Abyei. Council reiterates its demand that
the negotiations be completed by 2August 2012, as provided for in the Roadmap and UN
Security Council resolution 2046 (2012). Council stresses the need for the Parties, in the
meantime, immediately to commence the demarcation of the agreed areas of the
boundary, as well asto establish the High‐Level Committee on the Status of Nationals of the
Other State and Related Matters,in order to address all issues under its purview;
8.
Calls on the two countriesto speedily conclude agreements that would allow for the
reopening of the border,facilitate the resumption of trade and support the livelihoods of
border communities;
9.
Welcomes the acceptance, by the Government of Sudan, of the Joint Proposal for
Access to Provide and Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to War‐affected Civilians in South
Kordofan and Blue Nile States, bythe African Union, the League of Arab States and the
United Nations,which had already been accepted by the Sudan People’s Liberation
Movement‐North (SPLM‐N).Council reiteratesits firm belief that it is the responsibility of
the relevant authorities, and in particular the Government of Sudan, to ensure that all
affected areas haveunfetteredaccess to humanitarian assistance. Council stresses the
needto ensurethat humanitarian assistance is forthcoming as a matter of utmost urgency,
delivered by competent, impartial, agencies, under the guidance and oversight of the three
organizations. In this regard, Council urges the Government of Sudan and the SPLM‐N to
cooperate with the relevant United Nations agencies, in particular the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Council requests the Commission
immediately to deploy monitors to the affected areas, to assist the Parties to maintain the
neutrality and integrity of humanitarian assistance, consistent with respect for the
sovereignty of the Republic of Sudan;
10.
Reiterates, once again, its firm conviction that there is no military solution to the
conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, and that, therefore, the Parties must return
to negotiations on the basis of the 28 June 2011 Framework Agreement on Political