Sudan and South Sudan on Monday reiterated their commitment to dialogue and negotiation to settle issues of their difference and vowed to refrain completely from supporting and harboring armed groups.

The two countries on Monday concluded joint talks between them in Khartoum. After their joint meeting, the two countries issued a communique in which they reiterated their acceptance of the proposals of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) on the current stalemate between the two countries.

They vowed to commit themselves to bilateral dialogue and discussions without prejudice to the ongoing facilitation of the AUHIP.

The two sides also reiterated commitment to respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of each state, normalizing and promoting the bilateral relations and operationalizing the mechanism for implementation, monitoring, evaluation and dispute resolution related to the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreements signed in Addis Ababa in April.

Meanwhile, both countries expressed their readiness to finalize the comprehensive peace agreement issues, namely, borders and the final status of the disputed area of Abyei.

Tensions mounted between the two countries after Sudan suspended South Sudan's oil exportation through its oil pipeline, accusing Juba of supporting the rebels of the Revolutionary Front Alliance which is fighting the Khartoum government.

The AUHIP then presented proposals for the two countries to end the tension on mandating the AU border program to form a consultative team to determine the zero line for the demilitarized zone on the ground based on the coordinates mentioned in the map presented by the AUHIP. Endi

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