Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with his Burundian counterpart Pierre Buyoya in Kigali on Sunday during which they discussed the Burundi peace process and the general situation in the Great Lakes region, according to a statement from Rwandan presidential spokesman Nicholas Shalita. Kagame was quoted as saying the talks were intended to give momentum to the Burundi peace process. “We exchanged ideas about various issues related to peace in Burundi with a view to taking the process forward,” he told reporters at the end of Buyoya’s one-day visit. “We also reviewed progress in implementation of the Lusaka agreement for the DRC, which also affects our two countries.” Buyoya’s visit comes amid escalating tension in Burundi, with reports of a planned rebel offensive on the capital Bujumbura.
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