Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa met with Bintou Keita, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Africa to discuss regional political affairs.
The meeting, which occurred Friday at the Ministry Headquarters, looked into the issue of sustainable Peace and Security in Burundi in reference to the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement of August 2000.
The Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement, otherwise known as the Arusha Accords, was signed in August 2000 after protracted negotiations facilitated by former Presidents Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Nelson Mandela of South Africa.
It ended 12 years of civil war and cycles of massacres, including genocide, dating back to Burundi’s independence in 1960.
The war pitted Hutu rebels against successive Tutsi-dominated regimes.
Keita, who was accompanied by the United Nations Resident Coordinator Rosa Malango, conveyed a message of gratitude to the government of Uganda for its continued commitment and dedication in not only supporting Regional Peace and Security but also its humanitarian efforts of hosting a large number of refugees.
According to the foreign affairs ministry, Kutesa hailed the existing cordial working relations between Uganda and the United Nations specifically the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.
The Minister further reiterated Uganda's commitment to promoting Peace and Security not only in the region but also across the entire African continent in the spirit of Pan-Africanism.
