The rebel CNDD-FDD organisation has said that “as a gesture of goodwill”, it is ready to hold talks with the authorities in Bujumbura. The purpose of the talks will be to explain the movement’s preconditions for an official face-to-face meeting aimed at agreeing on a ceasefire. In a statement, received by IRIN, the CNDD-FDD recalled that its two preconditions included the total dismantlement of the regroupment camps and the release of political prisoners. “The CNDD-FDD will not go any farther than this as long as Major Buyoya’s putschist regime has not fulfilled these preconditions,” the statement said. “Furthermore, the CNDD-FDD will not start these direct contacts unless these come within the framework of consultations between the warring sides under the auspices of an unbiased mediation which is not implicated in the conflict.” In addition, both sides must agree on the mediation, the statement said.
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