The Government of the Sudan would like to recall that the explanatory note (see attached) failed to mention article 7 of the communiqué from the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on the inviolability of the borders, which defined the borders between the two countries as that &quot; existing at the time of Sudan &apos; s independence on 1 January 1956, taking into account the disputed areas as agreed in the declaration of the Technical Ad Hoc Boundary Committee &quot; .
The Government of the Sudan would like to recall that the explanatory note (see attached) failed to mention article 7 of the communiqué from the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on the inviolability of the borders, which defined the borders between the two countries as that &quot; existing at the time of Sudan &apos; s independence on 1 January 1956, taking into account the disputed areas as agreed in the declaration of the Technical Ad Hoc Boundary Committee &quot; .