RE-LAUNCH OF BURUNDI DIALOGUE

PRESS RELEASE
His Excellency President Yoweri K. Museveni, Mediator of the Burundi crisis
will re-launch the process of EAC mediated dialogue on Burundi crisis on
Monday 28th December 2015.
The ceremony of 28th December 2015 is in continuation of consultations
undertaken in July 2015 in Bujumbura by His Excellency Yoweri Museveni and
followed up, as per his instructions, by Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga, Minister of
Defence, with political authorities as well as the entire Burundi political
actors.
For this occasion, the Government of Burundi will be represented by a
delegation led by His Excellency Alain-Aim Nyamitwe, Minister of External
Relations and International Cooperation. The main opposition leaders,
religious leaders, civil society organizations, women associations as well as
former Heads of State will participate in this meeting.
The Chairperson of the EAC will be represented by Hon. Dr. Augustine
Mahiga, Minister of Foreign Affairs, EAC, Regional and International
Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Meeting will also be attended by Special Envoys as follows:
Prof. Ibrahima Fall (AU Special Representative for the Chair of the
Commission), Mr. Koen Vervaeke (EU Special Envoy), Mr. Thomas Perrielo (US
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region), Mr. Jamal Benomor (Special
Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Burundi) and Prof. Ntumba Luaba,
the ICGLR Executive Secretary.
The following Ambassadors and High Commissioners will also be in
attendance:
EAC Member States: H.E Jean Bosco Barege (High Commissioner of the
Republic of Burundi), H.E. Rtd Maj. Gen. Geoffrey L. Okanga (High
Commission of the Republic of Kenya), H.E. Maj. Gen. Frank Mugambage
(High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda) and H.E. Dr. Ladislaus
Columban Komba (High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania).
AU Peace and Security Council members: H.E. Farid Boulahbel (Embassy of
the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria), H.E. Degefe Bula Wakijera
(Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia), Mr. Fawzi B.M. Bouketf
(Charg d' Affaires - Embassy of Libya), Mr. Alus W. Twoden (Charg d'
Affaires - High Commissioner of the Republic of Nigeria), and H.E. Prof. Lekoa
Solomon Mollo (High Commission of the Republic of South Africa).

UN Security Council members: H.E. Zhao Yali (Embassy of the People's

Republic China), H.E Sophie Moal - Makame (Embassy of France), H.E. Sergey
Shishkin (Embassy of the Russian Federation), H.E Alison Blackburne (High
Commissioner, United Kingdom), and Ms. Patricia Mahoney (Charg d'
Affaires - Embassy of the United States of America).
European Union Ambassadors: H.E. Hugo Verbist (Royal Belgian Embassy),
H.E Dr. Peter Christ Of Blomeyer (Embassy of the Federal Republic of
Germany), H.E Domenico Fornara (Embassy of Italy), H.E Susan Eckey
(Embassy of Norway), H.E Mogens Pedersen (Royal Danish Embassy), H.E
Anders Urban Anderson (Embassy of Sweden), H.E Alphons J.A.J.M.G
Hennekens (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), H.E Sophie Moal Makame (Embassy of France), and H.E Donal Cronin (Embassy of Ireland)
The Government of Uganda will be represented by H.E. Edward K. Ssekandi
(Vice President), Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda (Prime Minister), Rt. Hon.
Kirunda Kivejinja (3rd Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of East African Affairs)
and several Ministers and Ambassadors.
Appreciation is expressed by the Mediation for the great support from African
Union Peace and Security Council, United Nations Security Council, European
Union and bilateral, regional and multilateral partners in regard to this
process.
Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga
Minister of Defence of the Republic of Uganda/
Facilitator of the Burundi Dialogue acting on behalf of President Museveni