In A Major Breakthrough: Sudan, South Sudan Reach Framework Agreement
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA P.O. Box 3243
AFRICAN UNION HIGH LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PANEL
PRESS STATEMENT
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Addis Ababa, 13 March 2012: Following negotiations facilitated by the
African Union High Level Panel (AUHIP), the Government of South Sudan
and the Government of the Sudan have today initialled two agreements
on the status of nationals of each State and the demarcation of their
common boundary.
The initialled agreements were concluded in the context of a spirit of
cooperation and partnership which was discussed and agreed by the
parties. The parties have renewed their commitment to continue
negotiations in good faith and to arrive at agreements which will
ensure the economic, political and security viability of both states.
The initialled agreements will be signed by Presidents President Salva
Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan and Omar al-Bashir of the
Republic of Sudan at a Summit of the two leaders to be held in the
South Sudan capital of Juba in the very near future.
Delegations from both Governments will meet immediately to prepare the
Summit. The AUHIP will also travel to both capitals to meet with the
two Presidents to discuss the Summit preparatory process.
Under the initialled agreement on nationality, nationals of each State
will now enjoy in the other State the following freedoms: freedom of
residence; freedom of movement; freedom to undertake economic
activity; and, the freedom to acquire and dispose of property.
These freedoms will enable Sudanese and South Sudanese to retain
historical connections and thereby contribute to peaceful coexistence
and good neighbourliness between the two States. The Parties have also
agreed to form a Committee on the Status of Nationals of the Other
State and Related Matters. The Committee will also immediately begin
work before the Presidents sign the agreements in two weeks’ time.
The initialled agreement on the Demarcation of the Boundary and
Related Issues provides the basis for commencing the exercise of
demarcating what is Africa’s longest boundary.
The initialled agreement establishes the key joint institutions to
manage and implement the demarcation exercise. These include the Joint
Border Commission, a Joint Demarcation Committee and a Joint Technical
Team which will be established within weeks of signing the agreement.
Further negotiations on outstanding matters relating to borders will
continue under the auspices of the Panel.
The Joint Political and Security Mechanism will also meet before the
Presidential Summit to discuss matters of common security concerns and
challenges between the two States.
The Parties reviewed the manner in which they have been conducting the
negotiations, with a view towards completion of the process. In this
context, they agreed that their negotiations should continue in a
renewed spirit of partnership for the construction of two viable
states.
The Panel remains available to facilitate various negotiations between
the two States, on a range of issues relating to security, oil, and
other, committed to seeking constructive consensus between on all
these matters.
—
Abibo Eric Ngandu
AUHIP Communications
AU Lisaison Office in Sudan (AULOS)
In A Major Breakthrough: Sudan, South Sudan Reach Framework Agreement
Khartoum/Addis Ababa – In a major breakthrough, Sudan and South Sudan Tuesday singed a framework agreement to address key issues. The pact included border demarcation, renegotiation of oil, citizenship, activation of work of military and security committee and the establishment of a ministerial committee to follow up issues of nationals of the two countries.
The initialled agreements will be signed by Presidents Omer Al-Bashir and President Salva Kiir Mayardit at a Summit of the two leaders to be held in Juba in the very near future.
Delegations from both Governments will meet immediately to prepare the Summit. The AUHIP will also travel to both capitals to meet with the two Presidents to discuss the Summit preparatory process.
By Mona Al-Bashir/Al-Sammani Awadallah
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