Agreement between Sudan and South Sudan on security arrangements

• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement between Sudan and South Sudan on security arrangements
• Date

  27 Sep 2012
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ()
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Territory
• Peace process

  North - South Sudan secession process
• Parties

  H.E. Lt Gen (PSC) Eng. Abdulrahim Mohamed Hussei, Minister of Defence, on behalf of: The Republic of the Sudan; H.E. John Kong Nyuon, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, on behalf of: The Republic of South Sudan
• Third parties

  Witnessed by: H.E. General Abdusalami Abubakar, on behalf of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan
• Description

  An agreement by the parties that renews their commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding on Non-Aggression and Cooperation and provides for the immediate removal of their respective forces from the border, as well as the opening of 10 agreed border-crossing corridors. Furthermore, the agreement operationalizes the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mission (JBVMM), the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone in the '14 mile' area, and the Ad-Hoc Committee to receive and investigate disputes.

• Agreement document

  SD_120927_Agmt on Security Arrangements.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Agreement on Security Arrangements between The Republic of the Sudan and The Republic of South Sudan

Addis Ababa, 27 September 2012

The Government of Sudan and the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (hereinafter, “The Parties”) do adopt this Agreement:

Recognising the importance of their mutual security, they shall renounce permanently, any resort to war or violence in the conduct of their relations.

The Parties shall refrain from any action that may contribute to insecurity in either state, recognizing the adverse effects of conflict on the citizens of and the relations between the two States.

Renewing their commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Non-Aggression and Cooperation of 10 February 2012, in accordance with the agreed definition of aggression signed by the Parties on 23rd June 2012.

In particular:

Renewing their commitment to the cessation of harbouring of, or support to rebel groups against the other State.

Renewing their commitment to immediately cease all hostile propaganda and inflammatory statements in the media.

The Parties agree:

1. In accordance with previously adopted agreements, the Parties shall immediately issue instructions to their forces to withdraw conditionally to their side of the border.

Each Party shall relay relevant information on its withdrawal to the JBVMM, which shall monitor accordingly.

2. The Parties shall immediately operationalize the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mission (JBVMM) and the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone.

The Parties agree that the JBVMM shall be operationalized in accordance with the Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission of 30 July 2011 as well as the JPSM reference documents adopted on 18 September 2011.

3. The Parties agree that the SDBZ will be operationalised in accordance with the administrative and security map presented to the Parties by the AUHIP in November 2011 with additional special arrangements for the operationalisation of the SDBZ in the ’14 mile’ area which shall include complete demilitarisation of the ’14 mile’ area, maintaining the status quo of the joint tribal mechanisms for the resolution of disputes.

These special arrangements will be supported by the JBVMM and the Ad-Hoc committee of the JBVMM Sector HQ, reporting to the JPSM.

The two armed forces North and South of the demilitarized are to remain in their current base locations.

The JBVMM will verify no movement by military forces and armed civilians in the demilitarized area.

The Ad-Hoc committee will investigate any threats emanating to these arrangements from beyond the demilitarized area.

Neither party will alter force dispositions in the border area without consultation with the JPSM, through the Ad-Hoc committee.

These additional measures are temporary whilst the parties resolve the final status of the boundary.

4. The Parties shall immediately activate the Ad-Hoc Committee to receive and investigate complaints and allegations made by one party against the other, in accordance with the Terms of Reference agreed on 23 June 2012.

The Ad-Hoc Committee shall be formally activated by the Co-chairs of the JPSM as a JPSM sub-committee with a standing secretariat.

5. In accordance with the JPSM agreement of 18 September 2011, the Parties agree to immediately open the 10 agreed border-crossing corridors.

The modalities for the opening of these corridors shall be agreed by the JPSM.

The JBVMM shall monitor this process.

Done in Addis Ababa, this 27th day of September, 2012:

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H.E. Lt Gen (PSC) Eng.

H.E. John Kong Nyuon

Abdulrahim Mohamed Hussien Minister of Defence and Veteran

Minister of Defence, Affairs,

On behalf of:

On behalf of:

The Republic of the Sudan The Republic of South Sudan

Witnessed by:

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H.E. General Abdulsalami Abubakar

On behalf of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan