PSC/AHG/2(CCL) Annex 4 Page 9 and reconciliation in Somalia. It is important that Council strongly urge the Security Council to play the role expected of it. The 16th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Heads of State and Government meeting, held in Addis Ababa on 23 November 2010, expressed this very concern and made a strong call on the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities in this regard. 27. Equally important is the need for Member States to provide the required military and other personnel, for AMISOM to reach its newly-authorized strength, bearing in mind the pledge made in Tripoli “…to ensure that sufficient troops and observers are made available for rapid deployment when and where they are required”, as well as to contribute to the mobilization of the necessary logistical and financial resources. While reiterating our appreciation to Burundi and Uganda, it is clear that these two countries cannot endlessly shoulder what is, in actual fact, a continental responsibility. It is imperative that other Member States step in and share the burden of Africa’s collective responsibility in Somalia. 28. During the period under review, the Commission has continued to monitor the efforts being made towards combating piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. In all its interactions with the international partners, the Commission has drawn attention to the relevant provisions of the Tripoli Plan of Action of 31st August 2009, stressing the need for the international community to promote a comprehensive approach to the scourge of piracy. (c) The Sudan 29. A separate report is submitted on the situation in the Sudan, covering both Darfur and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). One of the major events of the period under review was the peaceful holding of the April 2010 General Elections. As Council is aware, the CPA implementation process will culminate with the self-determination referendum for Southern Sudan to be held on 9 January 2011. In June 2010, the Sudanese Parliament approved the appointment of the South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC). Following initial difficulties, the SSRC commenced its work. There are, however, a number of outstanding issues in the CPA implementation process relating, inter alia, to the question of Abyei, the North-South border, Popular Consultations in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan States, and security arrangements. 30. From 7 to 15 November 2010, and in pursuance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Mekelle, in June 2010, the Parties to the CPA, under the auspices of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) on the Sudan, met to negotiate on the outstanding issues in the implementation of the CPA and on the postreferendum arrangements. On 13 November 2010, they agreed to a seminal document entitled “Framework for Resolving Outstanding Issues Relating to the Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Future Relations of North and South Sudan”. The Parties agreed that the negotiations on the future of Abyei will continue at the level of the Political Principals, with the participation of the AUHIP.