Assembly/AU/Dec.369(XVII) Page 4 15. WELCOMES and ENDORSES the Framework Agreement on Political Partnership and Political and Security Arrangements in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan, signed, under the facilitating of the AUHIP, in Addis Ababa, on 28 June 2011, by the GoS and the Sudan People‟s Liberation Movement (North), as a decisive step towards consolidating peace, security and democracy in the Republic of Sudan. The Assembly CONGRATULATES the parties on their commitment to the peaceful resolution of their differences and CALLS UPON them immediately to cease hostilities, permit humanitarian access, and allow the return of displaced persons to their homes; 16. STRESSES THE NEED for renewed efforts to bring about lasting peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur. The Assembly NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the conclusion of the Doha political talks and the endorsement by the All-Darfur Stakeholders Conference held in Doha, from 27 to 31 May 2011, under the auspices of the Joint Chief Mediator and the Government of the State of Qatar, of the draft outcome document as a basis for the achievement of peace. The Assembly LOOKS FORWARD to the conclusions of the negotiations between the GoS and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), as well as of the discussions with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) 17. EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT to the efforts being made by the AUHIP, with the support of UNAMID, to expedite the launching of the Darfur Political Process (DPP), in line with relevant AU decisions, as a way of addressing in a comprehensive and inclusive manner the challenges of peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur. The Assembly WELCOMES the commitment of the Government of Sudan to establish an enabling environment, and CALLS ON AU partners, in particular the UN Security Council and its members, to fully support this process and take the steps expected of them to facilitate the work of the AUHIP in this respect. The Assembly COMMENDS UNAMID leadership and personnel for their dedication and contribution to the search for peace in Darfur; 18. PAYS TRIBUTE and REITERATES ITS FULL SUPPORT to the work of the AUHIP under the leadership of former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Pierre Buyoya, which is making a major contribution to the quest for peace, justice and reconciliation in Sudan; 19. WELCOMES the encouraging progress made in consolidating peace and postconflict reconstruction in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), Liberia and Sierra Leone, and ENCOURAGES the Commission to vigorously pursue the implementation of the conclusions of the technical workshop on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD), held in Addis Ababa from 2 to 3 June 2011, including the holding of an African