AHG/Res. 93 (XV)
RESOLUTION ON THE ETHIOPIA/SUDAN DESPUTE
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, meeting in its
Fifteenth Ordinary Session in Khartoum, Democratic Republic of the Sudan, from 18 to
22 July 1978,
Recalling resolution AHG/DEC/107(XIV) of Libreville establishing the OAU Ad
Hoc Mediation Committee which met in Freetown from 15th to 19th December, 1977,
Considering further the recommendations of the follow-up meeting of the Ad
Hoc Committee which met in Dar-es-Salaam on 20th June, 1978,
Having heard the statements by H.E. Gaafar Mohammed Nimeri, President of
the Republic of Sudan and Dr. Feleke Gedle-Giorgis, Foreign Minister of Socialist
Ethiopia:
1. NOTES with satisfaction the reports of the Ad Hoc Committee and approves
the recommendations contained therein;
2. EXPRESSES its appreciation to H.E. El Hadj, Omar BONGO, President of
Gabon, H.E. Dr. Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone and H.E. Mwalimu
Julius Nyerere, President of the United Republic of Tanzania;
3. EXPRESSES its deep appreciation to the Heads of State of the two sister
countries, Ethiopia and the Sudan, for the steps taken towards the
implementation of the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee in the
spirit of cooperation and reconciliation;
4. REQUESTS the Committee to continue its work bearing in mind the root
causes of the dispute, and the urgent need for peace and stability in the
region.