PSC/PR/COMM(CCCXLIX) Page 3 delayed no longer. Council repeats its urging that direct political talks should begin immediately, facilitated by the AUHIP with the support of the IGAD Chair, on the basis of the 28 June 2011 Framework Agreement Between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North on Political Partnership between NCP and SPLMN, taking into account the Draft Agreement submitted to them by the AUHIP, on 17 September 2012; 11. Recalls that communiqués PSC/MIN/COMM/3.(CCCXIX), PSC/PR/COMM.(CCCXXIX) and PSC/MIN/COMM/1(CCCXXXIX) of its 319th, 329th and 339th meetings called on the Parties immediately to implement the Joint Proposal for Access to Provide and Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to War-affected Civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States. Council expresses its serious concern that, despite the signing by both Parties, on 4 and 5 August 2012, of the Memoranda of Understanding on the modalities for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected populations, there has been, to date, no orderly delivery of any humanitarian assistance in the SPLM-N held areas; 12. Reiterates its call to the Parties to permit and facilitate immediate humanitarian access to the affected populations of the Two Areas, in accordance with the Joint Proposal and the Memoranda of Understanding. To this end, Council urges the Parties to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities as the first priority during their direct negotiations, as referred to above, in order to facilitate the urgent and long-overdue delivery of humanitarian assistance to the affected populations; 13. Requests the AUHIP to submit a final report to Council on all outstanding issues arising from the 24 April 2012 Communiqué and Roadmap, for its meeting planned to take place on the margins of the forthcoming Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, in January 2013; 14. Recalls paragraph 21 of Communiqué PSC/MIN/COMM/1(CCXXXIX), in which Council requested the AUHIP to submit a comprehensive narrative and analytical report covering all matters falling within its mandate and scope of work since it was established in October 2009, to a meeting of Council to be held at the level of Heads of State and Government, in January 2013. In this respect, Council extends this deadline by an additional six months; 15. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.