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UK envoy briefed on peace process

    NAIROBI

    Burundi President Pierre Buyoya held talks on Thursday with Britain's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Douglas Scrafton, Burundi radio reported. Scrafton, who has just been appointed envoy to the region, said it was important that he "visit the region as soon as possible, to get to know better the situation concerning its governments and peoples". "I had the honour of being received by the president who explained his position regarding the Burundi peace process," Scrafton said. "We also discussed how the United Kingdom could assist concerned parties in finding a solution to their problem," he added.

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