WASHINGTON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The United States and the European Union on Wednesday welcomed an international arbitration over the disputed area of Abyei between northern and southern Sudan, calling for related parties to fully respect and implement the arbitration.
The decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding the boundaries of Abyei is "an important step in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and of great significance to the whole of Sudan," U.S. State Department said on Wednesday in a statement.
Boundaries' dispute over the oil-rich Abyei was one of the most sensitive issues in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement reached by the ruling National Congress Party in the north and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in the south.
The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration on Wednesday redrew the boundaries of Abyei and ceded some productive oilfields to the north. Both the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the National Congress Party have pledged to respect the international arbitration.
In the statement responding to the arbitration, the United States and the European Union jointly called on the National Congress Party and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement to immediately implement the decision.
"Both parties must use their authority and influence to ensure that the Court's decision is respected and peacefully implemented," said the statement.
"The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army must avoid confrontation," said the statement, adding that the United States and the European Union will continue working with "all relevant stakeholders to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to Sudan."
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