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Rebels say Libreville summit a “step forwards”

    NAIROBI

    The rebel CNDD-FDD has described the recent Libreville summit as a “step forwards towards peace and democracy in Burundi”. In a statement, received by IRIN on Monday, the movement regretted that the meeting between its leader Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye and Burundian President Pierre Buyoya last week was interrupted by the latter’s “opportunism”. The statement said that while the CNDD-FDD supported the peace mediation of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the task was too great for one person and it therefore called for a neutral co-facilitator who would officially recognised by the international community. The movement suggested Gabonese President Omar Bongo.

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