In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful and the Most Passionate PREAMBLE WHEREAS the Government of the Sudan (GoS) and the Eastern Sudan Front Sudan (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”), having met in Asmara, Eritrea, under the auspices of the Government of the State of Eritrea, as part of their effort to reach a just and lasting settlement to the conflict in Eastern Sudan; AFFIRMING the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Sudan; RECOGNIZING that political, social, and economic marginalization constitutes the core problem in Eastern Sudan; CONSCIOUS of the urgent need for reaching a comprehensive agreement that could address the root causes of the conflict and bring about a just and lasting peace in Eastern Sudan; CONVINCED that this Agreement provides a sound basis for resolving the conflict; AWARE that the signing of this Agreement represents a significant step towards a just, peaceful and lasting settlement to the conflict in Eastern Sudan; NOW THERFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE, upon signing this Agreement, on the following: (1) To fully and effectively implement this Agreement in all of its six parts: Political Issues; Economic, Social and Cultural Issues; Comprehensive Ceasefire and Security Arrangements, Consultative Conference on Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement; Implementation Modalities and Timeline and General Provisions; (2) That the following documents shall form part of the Agreement (as Annexes), and shall from this point forward be implemented by the Parties in accordance with the relevant provisions in the Chapters of this Agreement: (a) Declaration of Principles for the Resolution of the Conflict in Eastern Sudan, of the 19th of June 2006; (b) Framework for a five-year Reconstruction and Development Program for Eastern Sudan ; (c) Agreement on Providing a Conducive Atmosphere for Peace Atmosphere for Peace, of the 19th June 2006; (d) Agreement for implementing the provisions of the Agreement on Providing a Conducive Atmosphere for Peace, of the 30th June 2006; (e) Tripoli Agreement of 14th June 2000, signed by the GoS and the Sudan and the Free Lions Organization; (f) Implementation agreement for the provisions the Tripoli Agreement of 25th December 2005. (3) The agreed Arabic and English texts of the Agreement shall both be official and authentic. However, in the event of dispute regarding any provision of the text, the Arabic text shall be authoritative as Arabic was the language of the peace negotiations. (4) This Agreement shall be referred to as the “Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement” (ESPA)
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