/ 19 February 2001

Buyoya in SA for talks with Mandela

President Pierre Buyoya of Burundi has flown to South Africa for a week of talks with peace mediator Nelson Mandela and Vice President Jacob Zuma. Buyoya said the talks with Zuma and Mandela would focus on key elements of a peace accord for Burundi such as naming temporary leaders, setting up transitional institutions and making progress with ceasefire negotiations with the rebels. – AFP