UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday called on the government of Burundi and a rebel group to refrain from any actions that might lead to a resumption of hostilities.
"The secretary-general is deeply concerned by the recent withdrawal of" the rebel group, the Palipehutu-FNL, from arrangements to monitor the cease-fire it signed with the government last year, Ban's press office said in a statement.
Ban called on the Palipehutu-FNL to resume its participation in the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) without delay.
He commended the efforts by South Africa, the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi and the African Union aimed at bringing the Burundi peace process to a successful conclusion and told his Executive Representative for Burundi to continue to work closely with these regional partners.
Last September, the Burundian government and the Palipehutu-FNL signed an agreement in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, designed to end 13 years of armed conflict between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority.
Source: Xinhua
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