重申不得以武力改变国家间领土分界线，任何领土争端都只应通过和平途径解决，申明安理会高度重视《全面和平协议》所有未决问题得以全面紧急落实，特别指出阿卜耶伊未来地位问题应以符合《全面和平协议》的方式，通过当事方之间的谈判，而不是通过任何一方的单方面行动予以解决，回顾此前关于阿卜耶伊行政和安全安排的协定，
Reiterating that the territorial boundaries of States shall not be altered by force, 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), 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, and recalling prior agreements on the administration and security of the Abyei Area,