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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PRETORIA 001340 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/S 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KDEM BY SF
SUBJECT: SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG COMMUNIQUE - 
10 JUNE 2008 
 
REF: A. PRETORIA 428 
 
     ¶B. PRETORIA 775 
     ¶C. PRETORIA 799 
 
This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified.  Not for Internet 
Distribution. 
 
¶1.  The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic 
representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 
(SEPTEL).  After this session, the SAG distributed the 
Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process.  Text 
follows: 
 
¶2.  Begin text: 
 
Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process 
 
10 June 2008 
 
At the invitation of H.E. Minister Charles Nqakula, South 
African Facilitator of the Burundi Peace process, the Group 
of Special Envoys on Burundi met in Magaliesburg, South 
Africa from 9 to 10 June 2008 with delegations of the 
PALIPEHUTU-FNL and the Government of Burundi.  Mr. Agathon 
Rwasa headed the PALIPEHUTU-FNL delegation of the Government 
of Burundi was headed by Major-General Evariste Ndayishimiye. 
 
The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi congratulated the 
Government of Burundi and PALIPEHUTU-FNL on the major steps 
taken in the peace process in the past month, including the 
return to Burundi of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL leadership and 
Chairman Agathon Rwasa; the resumption of the work of the 
Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM); the 
cessation of hostilities between the parties and the adoption 
of a Joint Operational Plan on the disarmament, 
demobilization, and the reintegration of PALIPEHUTU-FNL 
combatants. 
 
The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi welcomed the 
commitment of both parties to build confidence and move the 
peace process forward.  It noted with satisfaction the common 
messages delivered by the Government of Burundi and the 
PALIPEHUTU-FNL on the root causes and consequences of the 
conflict as well as the key socio-economic challenges facing 
Burundi. 
 
The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi expressed sincere 
gratitude and appreciation for the recent achievements and 
ongoing efforts of the Regional Peace Initiative for Peace in 
Burundi; the South African Facilitation; and the Political 
Directorate.  It acknowledged the financial and military 
assistance provided by the Government of South Africa as well 
as that of Burundi's international partners in support of the 
Burundi peace process. 
 
The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi appealed to all 
political actors in Burundi to refrain from any action that 
could jeopardize the progress achieved and underscored that 
the primary responsibility for the successful and earliest 
conclusion of the peace process lie with the Government of 
Burundi and the PALIPEHUTU-FNL. 
 
The Government of Burundi and PALIPEHUTU-FNL renounced 
violence and undertook to resolve all their differences by 
dialogue.  They agreed to fully respect the timelines 
outlined in the Revised Programme of Action to Take Further 
the Burundi Peace Process, including the implementation of 
the agreements signed in 2006.  Both parties will endevour to 
address simultaneously all the outstanding political issues, 
including the political accommodation of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL 
in national institutions as well as the integration of its 
combatants in the security and defence forces. 
 
The Government of Burundi and PALIPEHUTU-FNL undertook to 
QThe Government of Burundi and PALIPEHUTU-FNL undertook to 
take specific initiatives in order to sensitize the national 
institutions, Palipehutu-FNL members, and the population on 
the ongoing peace process; refrain from any inflammatory 
action or declaration; and find as soon as possible a 
 
PRETORIA 00001340  002 OF 002 
 
 
mutually acceptable solution to the question of the 
registration and the name of the Palipehutu-FNL as a 
political party. 
 
The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi undertook to continue 
to accompany the efforts of the Facilitation and to the 
Political Directorate.  In this context, the Group of Special 
Envoys on Burundi will continue mobilising the international 
community to provide financial support to the Facilitation 
and the peace process, including interceding with donors on 
the provision of humanitarian assistance until the confusion 
of the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 
process.  The Group of Special Envoys on Burundi expressed 
its intention to support the transformation of the 
PALIPEHUTU-FNL into a political party, including the 
provision of training its cadres.  The Group of Special 
Envoys on Burundi will also pay special attention to the 
reintegration aspects of the disarmament, demobilization, and 
reintegration process of PALIPEHUTU-FNL combatants.  It will 
promote security sector reform efforts for the integration of 
PALIPEHUTU-FNL members in the national security forces. 
 
In order to help create an environment conducive to the peace 
process, the Group of Special Envoys on Burundi agreed to 
consider ways of providing financial support to the 
Government of Burundi to address the pressures caused by 
rising prices of food and fuel. 
 
All participants thanked the Government and people of South 
Africa for their gracious hospitality in hosting this 
important meeting. 
 
End text. 
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