Inter-Burundi Dialogue sessions to continue in Arusha from 18th November 2017

Written on 17 November 2017. Posted in Peace & Security

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 17th November, 2017:

The Facilitator to the Inter-Burundi Dialogue and former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H. E. Benjamin William Mkapa, after consultations with the Mediator H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda called for a dialogue session to take place in Arusha from 27^th November to 8^th December 2017.

This Key Session will provide an opportunity to all Barundi, at home and abroad, to engage with each other in frank and meaningful deliberations on the political, social and economic problems facing their country.

It is expected that together they will reach a consensus on the way forward. The Facilitator will provide an enabling environment and guidance as necessary.

-ENDS-

For more information, please contact:

Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org

About the East African Community Secretariat:

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. 

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