UN Security Council
2018

Reiterating that the territorial boundaries of States shall not be altered by forc e, and that any territorial disputes shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means, affirming the priority it attaches to the full and urgent implementation of all outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and underscoring that the future status of Abyei shall be resolved by negotiations between the parties in a manner consistent with the CPA and not by the unilateral actions of either party, Underscoring that continued cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and Government of the Republic of South Sudan is critical for peace, security and stability and the future relations between them, encouraging progress on improving bilateral relations and holding regular meetings of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) and other joint mechanisms, and calling on both governments to implement their commitments in the 20 June 2011 Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People ’s Liberation Movement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, the