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implementation of the peace accord for Burundi will only be
possible if a ceasefire agreement includes all the warring parties
and political movements, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan says in a new report released yesterday.
“The armed groups that have so far stood aloof should
negotiate and conclude speedily a ceasefire agreement and join the
peace process,” the Secretary-General says in his report to
the Security Council, which covers the development in Burundi of
the past year.
At the same time, he notes that the accord that was signed between
the Transitional Government of Burundi and the National Council for
the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy and
the Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People- National
Liberation Forces was an important development.
The Secretary-General says that he has asked his Special
Representative, Berhanu Dinka, to continue to support efforts in
helping the Government and all armed groups to reach a
comprehensive accord to stop the fighting, warning that any
agreement that did not include all armed parties and political
movements would be dangerous and “must be
avoided.”
The parties must also address security sector reform in the context
of the ceasefire negotiations, Mr. Annan adds. “Without
reaching a common understanding on the broad parameters of such
reform, serious obstacles would be encountered in the
implementation of the peace agreement,” he cautions.
Once such an agreement is reached, the Secretary-General says that
he intends to provide the Council with an analysis of the situation
and recommendations on the future course of action, including
planning for a possible expanded involvement of the United Nations
in Burundi.
The Secretary-General recalls that the Arusha Agreement calls on
the international community to contribute to the consolidation of
peace in Burundi by assisting the country in its humanitarian,
development and reconstruction efforts.
He stresses that the donor community should provide more assistance
to Burundi, following on commitments made at various pledging
conferences. As for funding humanitarian and development
activities, the Secretary-General underscores the importance of the
UN’s appeal for helping Burundi in 2003, urging donors to
contribute generously to the success of that effort - UN
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