Assembly/AU/2 (XI) Page 7 countries. The situation deteriorated further with the incidents that occurred on 10 June at the border between the two countries. The Council is seized of the situation, and in implementation of its decisions, the Commission dispatched a mission to Djibouti from 5 to 9 June 2008. At the time of finalizing this report, Eritrea had not yet agreed to receive the mission. In this context, it is important that the Assembly condemn the use of force and underscore the obligation to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Member States, and call for the immediate return to the situation that obtained before the current tension, including the immediate withdrawal from the border of all the forces positioned there since 4 February 2008. The Assembly should also urge the two countries to exercise utmost restraint, resort to dialogue for the resolution of any bilateral dispute, and lend their full cooperation to the efforts deployed in this regard. 30. In Burundi, the signing on 26 May 2008, by the Burundian Government and the Palipehutu/FNL, of a Joint Declaration on the Cessation of Hostilities should be mentioned. This Declaration re-launched the process for the implementation of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement of 7 September 2006 and increased prospects for the restoration of lasting peace and stability in Burundi. The re-launching of the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement also facilitated the return to Bujumbura of the leadership of the Palipehutu/FNL and the conclusion of an agreement on the assembly areas of former Palipehutu/FNL combatants. The AU and the rest of the international community should continue to support this process and mobilize all the necessary resources for this purpose. 31. The process for the stabilization and consolidation of peace continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The parties concerned should pursue their efforts towards the scrupulous implementation of the Statements of Commitment on the situation in the Kivus, signed on the occasion of the Conference on Peace, Security and Development for the Provinces of Kivu, held in Goma, from 6 to 23 January 2008. At regional level, worth mentioning is the continuation of efforts aimed at ensuring the follow on the Joint Communiqué of Nairobi, including the holding in New York on 2 April 2008, of a meeting of the Joint Group established by the Tripartite+ Summit that was held in Addis Ababa on 5 December 2007. 32. In the Sudan, satisfaction should be expressed at the renewed determination of the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), namely the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLMA), to work towards its strict implementation, as evidenced by the agreement they reached on 8 June 2008 on a “Road Map for the Return of Displaced Persons and Implementation of the Abyei Protocol”, which puts an end to the deadlock that characterized this issue. The parties should be encouraged to redouble efforts to resolve outstanding issues in the implementation of the CPA, whether the issues are to do with the final deployment of forces, training of integrated joint units, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, or the demarcation of the border between the North and South. 33. Conversely, the peace process in Darfur is still in a deadlock. Despite the sustained efforts of the Special Envoys of the AU and the United Nations, the substantive official negotiations have not yet started, due essentially to lack of confidence between the parties, as well as the divisions within the rebel movements and their prevarications. This situation has been further complicated by the