African Union urges successful conclusion of referendum in Sudan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Addis Ababa, Jan 11, IRNA -- African Union Peace and Security Council in its 256th meeting on Monday urged all parties and all Sudanese to continue to demonstrate the same commitment towards the successful conclusion of the referendum process.
In its press statement AU sent to ENA on Tuesday the council called on all parties and all Sudanese to be committed for the implementation of the CPA and the post-referendum arrangements.
The Council encouraged the Sudanese parties to continue to extend the necessary cooperation to the AU High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP).
The Council expressed appreciation to the parties for their commitment to respect the outcome of the referendum and the will of the Sudanese people.
It also reiterated AU’s commitment, as one of the CPA guarantor, to fully respect the result of the Referendum, whatever the outcome, and to accompany the Parties and the Sudanese people, in general, in the journey that they have embarked upon towards sustainable peace, economic development and democratic transformation.
The Council emphasized that the holding of the referendum was a further testimony to the capacity of the Sudanese parties, with genuine international support, to address the challenges facing their country.
It noted with appreciation the deployment of a sizeable team of electoral observers by the AU and its Member States, and called on all the observer missions to effectively monitor the proceedings.
Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30182445
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