African Panel says none of the Sudanese parties should undertake
unilateral action in Abyei
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African Union
PRESS STATEMENT
The African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (Auhip) actively
engaged in efforts to address the Issue of the Abyei Area, In Sudan
Addid Ababa, 9 May 2011: Within the framework of the ongoing efforts
aimed at finding a lasting solution to the Abyei issue, former
President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, member of the AUHIP, along with
the Special Representative of the Secretary?General (SRSG) for the
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), Haile Menkerios, and the U.S.
Special Envoy for Sudan, Ambassador Princeton Lyman, met with the
President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), H.E. Salva Kiir
Mayardit, on 5 May 2011. Subsequently, President Buyoya met with the
Vice President of Sudan, H.E. Ali Osman Taha, on 8 May 2011.
During both meetings, President Buyoya impressed upon the Parties the
importance of immediate steps to implement the Kadugli Security
Agreements already reached. He emphasized that there should be no
unilateral action taken by either Party that might negatively affect
the security or political situation in the Abyei area.
President Buyoya obtained commitments, from both President Salva Kiir
and Vice President Ali Osman Taha, that neither Government shall
include an unconditional claim to Abyei in its draft national
Constitution. In this regard, both sides reiterated their commitment
to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). On the basis of these
commitments, the AUHIP understands that the status of Abyei will
remain unchanged until a political settlement is agreed.
It should be recalled that, at the request of the two Sudanese Parties
to CPA, the AUHIP has undertaken to submit a proposal for the
resolution of the issue of Abyei to be presented as soon as possible.
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