President Pierre Buyoya, currently on a visit to China, has met the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Beijing, according to Burundi and UN reports. Burundi radio said the two men discussed security and rebel infiltrations in Burundi, regroupment, the economic situation, the peace process and efforts to find a mediator. Buyoya reiterated his concern over the UN’s imposition of the “phase four” security status, which means the evacuation of non-essential staff, while Annan expressed concern over the regroupment sites.
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