Sudan's Khartoum Government and counterparts from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), representing Southern Sudan, today in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, reached an agreement that provides for temporary administrative arrangements for Abyei and the withdrawal of troops from both sides. Sudanese armed forces will be replaced by an Interim Security Force for Abyei (ISFA) to be made up of Ethiopian troops. (From UNMIS & UN News Centre Sources)

African Union & Ethiopia Mediation
UNSG Ban Ki-moon thanked the African Union (AU) High Level Panel under former South African president Thabo Mbeki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for brokering the agreement with the support of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Mr. Ban pledged the UN’s full support to both parties to facilitate implementation of the pact.

The Secretary-General urged both parties to continue to provide their full cooperation to the AU in its efforts to mediate a settlement of all outstanding issues related to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that they signed in 2005 to end two decades of civil war. He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Southern Kordofan state where the two parties are also engaged in fighting.

No Final Agreement on Abyei
Provisions of today’s agreement on Abyei will not prejudge the final status of the disputed area, whose borders were defined by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2009. The Abyei Area Administration created under the new agreement shall consist of a Chief Administrator, a Deputy Chief Administrator and five heads of department. “In each instance, the nominating party shall make three nominations for each position, which the other party must agree on one,” according to the text of the agreement.
“With the exception of ISFA, the Abyei Area shall be demilitarized. Any SAF [Sudan Armed Forces] and SPLA [Sudan People Liberation Army] shall redeploy out of the Area. Henceforth, all other forces, apart from the ISFA shall remain outside the boundaries of Abyei Area, as defined by the Permanent Court of Arbitration,” the agreement states.

Sudanese government troops entered Abyei and seized the territory on 21 May after months of skirmishes with the SPLA, sending tens of thousands of residents fleeing from the area.

“All displaced former residents of Abyei have the right to return to their former places of residence,” according to the agreement, which also requires that both parties ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches those in need.

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By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey


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