Mahiga calls for talks to end Burundi bloodshed

The Burundi dialogue was set to resume last Monday following calls by the international community to tame the escalating violence that has seen more than 300 killed since April.

WAZIRI wa Mambo ya Nje, Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki Kikanda na Kimataifa, Balozi Dk Augustine Mahiga amesema Tanzania iko mstari wa mbele kushughulikia mgogoro unaoendelea nchini Burundi.

WAZIRI wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Dk Augustine Mahiga, amekutana na kufanya mazungumzo na Rais Pierre Nkurunziza wa Jamhuri ya Burundi, kwenye Ikulu yake jijini Bujumbura.

Rais John Magufuli amemwagiza Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje, Ushirikiano wa Kikanda na Mambo ya Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki, Balozi Dk Augustine Mahiga kuanza kushughulikia mgogoro wa Burundi na ametaka kazi hiyo afanye kwa kushirikiana na waziri wengine kutoka Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC).

WAZIRI wa Mambo ya Nje, Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki, Kikanda na Kimataifa, Balozi Augustino Maiga ameeleza kuridhishwa na hali ya utulivu aliyoikuta Burundi alipofanya ziara ya siku moja nchini humo hivi karibuni.

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