FRODEBU-Minani satisfied with accord

The leader of the exiled wing of the opposition FRODEBU party, Jean Minani, has expressed general support for the draft agreement. “I must say that not all proposals made by the mediation are satisfactory to us,” Radio France Internationale (RFI) quoted him as saying. “We have criticised many of them, but if we are to make an initial assessment, we will say that the draft agreement is satisfactory to us.” According to Minani, the draft only constitutes a start of the peace process. “The proposals made by the mediation can pave the way for really pursuing the negotiations,” he said. “When we look at the proposals as a whole, we tell ourselves that there are aspects on which a compromise could be sought,” Minani added. “On 7 August when we go to Arusha, maybe we will say, let us allow the draft accord to pass, let us sign it while we continue to dialogue, because after all, Arusha is not the last place of dialogue for Burundians.”