This agreement seeks to implement previous agreements on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas of 7 September 1993 and on Confidence Building Measures in the Military Field along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas of 29 November 1996. The parties agreed on modalities to implement the confidence building measures including through proceedures for exchange of information regarding troop movements and the conduct of bi-annual meetings on border issues.

This agreement provides provisions to further implement the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, Accra II and Accra III Agreements. It declares the end of the country's state of war and address issues such as Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), the creation of a national police the return of New Forces Ministers to government and the reorganization of the Independent Electoral Commission.

This is the final part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sudan (GoS) and the Sudan's People Liberation Army/Movement (SPLM/A). It marks the beginning of the interim period, and reconfirms the commitment of the parties to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

This agreement provides the permanent ceasefire to conclude the North-South Sudan conflict.

The parties to this declaration affirm their collective determination to transform the Great Lakes Region into a space of sustainable peace and security. They support all the national peace processes in the region, and commit themselves to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of defense, arms trafficking, DDR, and struggle against terrorism. They shall promote democracy, good governance and human rights, as well as political participation and gender equality. The parties also commit themselves to cooperate in supporting economic development, especially through regional integration.