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Facilitator in the Burundi cease-fire process, Deputy President
Jacob Zuma, has expressed concern at the fighting that is reported
to have erupted in Burundi this week.
Initial reports indicated that government troops had shelled
positions of the National Council for the Defence of
Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), northwest
of the capital Bujumbura on Monday, 9 December.
The Transitional Government and the CNDD-FDD signed a cease-fire
agreement on 3 December 2002 in Arusha, Tanzania. In terms of the
agreement, a suspension of hostilities was to occur 72 hours after
the signing of the accord, and the agreement is to come into force
on 30 December 2002. The two parties were given 14 days in terms of
the agreement, to communicate the contents of the ceasefire accord
to the respective commanders.
"The reported fighting is cause for concern, especially as it
happens during a period when information is supposed to be
filtering down to all commanders to stop fire from all sides. It is
unacceptable as it flies in the face of the ceasefire accord,"
Deputy President Zuma said.
The Deputy President will discuss the matter with both President
Pierre Buyoya and leader of the CNDD-FDD, Pierre Nkurunziza.
A meeting is pending between the two leaders to discuss the
implementation of the agreement - The Presidency.
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