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7.
Reaffirms its strong commitment to the respect for the unity and territorial integrity
ofSudan and South Sudan and the inviolability of the border between the two countries,
defined as that existing at the time of Sudan’s independence on 1 January 1956, taking into
account the disputed areas as agreed in the deliberations of the Technical ad hoc Boundary
Committee. Council reiteratesthat the territorial boundaries of statesshall not be altered by
force, and that any territorial disputes shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means;
8.
Recalls the provisions of theConstitutive Act of the African Union, as well as the
Charterof the United Nations, which prohibit the use of force or the threat of force among
Member States and call for non‐interference in the internal affairs of Member States and for
peaceful settlement of all disputes;
9.
Welcomes the continuing efforts of Africa and the rest of the international community
to support the Parties in addressing the legacy of conflict and bitterness in Sudan, notably
through the conclusion of the January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), its
implementation, in particular the holding of the referendum on self‐determination of South
Sudan, and the negotiations on post‐secession relations. Council commends the efforts of the
AUHIP, headed by former President Thabo Mbeki and including former Presidents
AbdulsalamiAbubakar and Pierre Buyoya, the Chairperson of IGAD, Prime Minister
MelesZenawi, the United Nations Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Haile Menkerios,
and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) under the leadership of
Lieutenant General Tesfay Tadesse, as well as the support provided by AU’s partners, including
the Troika on Sudan (Norway, United Kingdom and the USA), the members of the Security
Council, the European Union (EU) and the League of Arab States;
10.
Expresses Africa’s dismay and deep disappointment at the failure of the leadership in
both countries, to build on the goodwill of Africa and the rest of the international community,
as well as on the achievements they have already made,to address their post‐secession
relations,live up to their stated commitment to the principle of two viable states, in peace with
one another, and create the necessary conditions of peace, security and stability to meet the
most basic needs of their peoples;
11.
Expresses deep concernat the failure of the Parties to implement agreements that they
themselves have freely entered into, in particular the Agreement on the Temporary
Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area of 20 June 2011, the
Agreement on Border Security and the Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) of 29 June
2011, the Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission of 30 July 2011, the decisions
of the JPSM of 18 September 2011, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Non‐
Aggression and Cooperation of 10 February 2012;