Statement / by the President of the Security Council

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 4891st meeting, 22 Dec. 2003, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Burundi"]

Reaffirms its full support for the peace process of the Arusha Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi (the Arusha Agreement), calls on all the Burundian parties to implement their commitments and assures them of its determination to support their efforts in this direction; welcomes the progress recently made by the Burundian parties, in particular by the signing, in Pretoria, of the 8 Oct. and 2 Nov. 2003 Protocols and by the conclusion, on 16 Nov. 2003 in Dar es Salaam, of the Global Ceasefire Agreement between the Transitional Government and the Forces pour la défense de la démocratie (CNDD-FDD) of Mr. Nkurunziza; condemns all acts of violence as well as violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and reaffirms its determination to support Burundian efforts to prevent such acts, based on the rule of law, in order to put an end to impunity.

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