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07BUJUMBURA454
2007-06-14 15:42:00
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Embassy Bujumbura
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BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH FNL'S AGATHON
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SUBJECT: BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH FNL'S AGATHON
RWASA
1. (SBU) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and Forces
Nationale de Liberation (FNL) leader Agathon Rwasa will
participate in talks June 17 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania,
according to the African Union (AU) special envoy to the
peace negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB)
and the FNL. AU special envoy Kingsley Mamabolo arrived in
Bujumbura June 14 and met with President Nkurunziza. After
his meeting with Nkurunziza, Mamabolo stated in an interview
on Radio Bonesha FM that the President and Rwasa would
discuss the implementation of the cease-fire signed by the
GOB and the FNL in September 2006. The President's office
confirmed to the embassy, subsequently, that the meeting
would take place in Dar-Es-Salaam on June 17, and that
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete would also participate in
the meeting.
2. (SBU) The proposed meeting with Rwasa comes on the eve of
Tanzanian President Kikwete's planned visit to Bujumbura on
June 19. The status of the implementation of the cease fire
agreement is expected to figure prominently on the agenda
during the visit, as are refugee issues. President
Nkurunziza's office confirmed that the President would travel
directly from Dar-Es-Salaam to Kampala to attend the June 18
meeting of the East African Community. President Nkurunziza
will return to Burundi immediately thereafter to meet with
President Kikwete.
3. (SBU) Comment. The timing of the planned Nkurunziza-Rwasa
meeting, coming just before Tanzanian President Kikwete's
much-anticipated visit to Bujumbura suggests that both
countries are eager to ensure the success of the visit. End
Comment.
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SIPDIS
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH FNL'S AGATHON
RWASA
1. (SBU) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and Forces
Nationale de Liberation (FNL) leader Agathon Rwasa will
participate in talks June 17 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania,
according to the African Union (AU) special envoy to the
peace negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB)
and the FNL. AU special envoy Kingsley Mamabolo arrived in
Bujumbura June 14 and met with President Nkurunziza. After
his meeting with Nkurunziza, Mamabolo stated in an interview
on Radio Bonesha FM that the President and Rwasa would
discuss the implementation of the cease-fire signed by the
GOB and the FNL in September 2006. The President's office
confirmed to the embassy, subsequently, that the meeting
would take place in Dar-Es-Salaam on June 17, and that
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete would also participate in
the meeting.
2. (SBU) The proposed meeting with Rwasa comes on the eve of
Tanzanian President Kikwete's planned visit to Bujumbura on
June 19. The status of the implementation of the cease fire
agreement is expected to figure prominently on the agenda
during the visit, as are refugee issues. President
Nkurunziza's office confirmed that the President would travel
directly from Dar-Es-Salaam to Kampala to attend the June 18
meeting of the East African Community. President Nkurunziza
will return to Burundi immediately thereafter to meet with
President Kikwete.
3. (SBU) Comment. The timing of the planned Nkurunziza-Rwasa
meeting, coming just before Tanzanian President Kikwete's
much-anticipated visit to Bujumbura suggests that both
countries are eager to ensure the success of the visit. End
Comment.
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