首先，充分尊重苏丹和南苏丹双方对阿卜耶伊问题的主导权。苏丹和南苏丹是阿卜耶伊问题的当事国，解决有关问题离不开两国的合作与配合。国际社会应维护两国致力于政治解决阿卜耶伊问题的积极性，推动双方巩固睦邻友好，增进互信，深化双方在阿卜耶伊地区务实合作，避免采取违背两国共识的行动。
First, it is important to fully respect the leadership of the Sudan and of South Sudan on the Abyei issue. Those are the countries concerned. Furthermore, the issue cannot be resolved without their cooperation and coordination. The international community should maintain the enthusiasm of the two countries in committing themselves to a political settlement of the Abyei issue, help consolidate their good neighbourly relations, enhance their mutual trust and deepen their pragmatic cooperation in the Abyei Area. Actions contrary to the consensus of the two countries must be avoided.