The UN Security Council welcomed on Wednesday efforts to bring lasting peace to Burundi, calling for a consolidation of progress in the country.
In a statement read out by Ambassador Marty Natalegawa of Indonesia, which holds the rotating council presidency this month, the council called on the last major rebel hold-out group, the Palipehutu-FNL, "to return to the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) without delay or preconditions and called on both parties to refrain from any action that might lead to a resumption of hostilities."
The council expressed its appreciation of the work of the U.N. Peace building Commission, which was set up last year to help prevent countries emerging from conflict from slipping back into violence.
The council also welcomed the government's strides towards fostering dialogue, national reconciliation and social harmony in the small Great Lakes region nation.
The statement urged "all political stakeholders there to maintain the spirit of consensus-building and inclusiveness that had enabled them to achieve a successful transition in their country."
Source: Xinhua
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