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Four Tutsi parties have yet to sign peace accord

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    The four Tutsi parties which refused to sign the agreement in Arusha did not sign on Tuesday despite earlier media reports that they would. “It is not true we have decided to sign the agreement,” the president of the Ralliement pour la democratie et le developpement economique et social (Raddes) told IRIN.

    A Tanzania-based independent daily, ‘The Guardian’, had on Tuesday quoted a senior official of the Burundian peace talks facilitation team, Justice Mark Bomani, as saying that the four Tutsi parties were due to sign the agreement that day. Thirteen parties signed the agreement on 28 August in the presence of African leaders and US President Bill Clinton and two more in the ensuing 48 hours.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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