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FRODEBU faction welcomes Libreville meeting

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    The internal wing of the opposition FRODEBU party, led by Augustin Nzojibwami, has welcomed the talks between President Buyoya and rebel FDD leader Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, the Burundian agency Net Press reported on Monday. “FRODEBU [Nzojibwami wing] encourages and welcomes the move undertaken by the Burundian government in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of negotiating a ceasefire, and exhorts both groups to press forward,” the group stated in an official statement released on Monday and quoted by Net Press. “A peace agreement without a ceasefire will not bring peace to Burundi,” the statement said. The FRODEBU grouping also called for Libreville talks mediator Gabonese President Omar Bongo, sub-regional countries and the international community to use their influence to encourage all political and military groups to follow suit.

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