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Mandela urges MPs to support Buyoya

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    Continuing his visit to Burundi, peace mediator Nelson Mandela discussed the transition period with members of the national assembly on Tuesday, the Hirondelle news agency reported. Addressing the parliament, he proposed a six-month interim period between signing a peace accord and establishing a transitional government. Within that period, he suggested holding elections to determine who would lead the transitional government. He also urged parliamentarians to support President Pierre Buyoya’s efforts towards peace, lauding the president’s agreement to restructure the army and close the regroupment camps. “This agreement puts the president of this country far ahead each of you in the search for peace,” he told the MPs. Mandela also visited the city of Gitega, stopping off en route to visit a Hutu regroupment site, as well as a camp for displaced Tutsis. He has called for disbanding the regroupment camps by 31 July.

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