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Burundi peace process reviewed in New York

    NAIROBI

    A two-day high-level meeting on Burundi began yesterday at the UN headquarters in New York. UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said participants were expected to discuss resource requirements for the current Arusha negotiation process and peace building activities for the country. Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere was among the senior regional, donor and UN officials attending the meeting. Diplomatic sources said the meeting was likely to agree to continued financing for the Arusha peace process until August this year.

    Regional leaders are due to meet in Arusha, Tanzania on 23 January to discuss the Burundi situation. Humanitarian sources told IRIN Nyerere had been under considerable pressure to end sanctions against Bujumbura and a compromise now looked likely where they would be suspended, but not cancelled.

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