PSC/PR/COMM(CCCXLIX) Page 2 5. Reminds the Governments of the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan of their responsibilities to implement the above-mentioned Agreements without delay, in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. In this regard, Council looks forward to the meeting of the JPSM scheduled for 15 December 2012, and urges the Co-Chairs of the JPSM to work in a constructive and cooperative spirit to implement the commitments of the two countries under the 27 September 2012 Agreements; 6. Takes note of the steps taken to establish the Abyei Area Administration and Executive Council, consistent with the provisions of the 21 June 2011 Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of Abyei Area, namely the provision by Sudan of a list of nominees for the Administration and Council and South Sudan’s acceptance to consider this list, and urges them to move forward in the establishment of these two bodies; 7. Welcomes the willingness of the President of the Republic of South Sudan and the President of the Republic of Sudan to meet, and encourages the convening of a Summit in the shortest possible time, in order to remove bottlenecks on all pending issues, including those relating to Abyei and the border; 8. Reiterates its acceptance of the Proposal for the resolution of the Final Status of Abyei Area, submitted by the AUHIP on 27 September 2012, as a fair, equitable and workable solution to the dispute between the two countries, which takes into account existing Agreements entered into by the Parties, as well as the needs and interests of the communities on the ground. Council notes that the deadline for the Parties to negotiate on the basis of this Proposal expired on 5 December 2012, but that no negotiations had taken place by that time. Council urgently calls for the anticipated negotiations to take place, and eagerly awaits the outcomes of the Summit Meeting referred to above. Council further refers the determination on the issue of the Final Status of Abyei to its meeting at the level of the Heads of State and Government, to be held on the margins of the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, in Addis Ababa, in January 2013; 9. Welcomes the engagement of the Parties with the Team of Experts on the resolution of the Five Disputed Border Areas in accordance with its previous decision, and urges the Parties to continue their cooperation with the Experts in order to expedite the resolution of this issue. Council however notes that the Parties have not completed their negotiations on the process for the resolution of the Five Disputed Areas, as well as the Claimed Border Areas. Council calls upon the Parties to resolve these outstanding issues, and defers its decision on these matters pending the outcomes of the Summit Meeting between the President of the Republic of Sudan and the President of the Republic of South Sudan; 10. Expresses profound regret that the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) have failed to convene direct negotiations, despite the repeated calls upon them to do so. Council notes with concern the recent escalation of the conflict in the “Two Areas” of Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan, and reiterates that there can be no military solution to this conflict and that efforts towards a political solution should be