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disagreement between the Burundian stakeholders. Council urges all Burundian
stakeholders to respond, unconditionally and without delay, to the call of the Mediator for
the continuation of the Dialogue in Arusha, Tanzania. As such, Council requests the
Facilitator to conclude, as soon as possible, his consultations with the Government of
Burundi and with other stakeholders in the Inter‐Burundian Dialogue for its immediate
resumption;
8.
Welcomes the support of the region to the mediation efforts led by H.E President
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. In this regard, Council welcomes the convening of the informal
ministerial meeting organized by Tanzania, Chair of the EAC, in Arusha, on 6 January 2016,
which was attended by the representatives of Uganda, the International Conference on the
Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Secretary‐General of the EAC and the AU;
9.
Also welcomes the increasing mobilization of the international community,
particularly the dispatch of a mission of the UN Security Council, which visited Burundi from
21 to 22 January 2016 and met with the main actors in the crisis, including the President of
the Republic;
10.
Takes note of the announcement made by the Delegation of Burundi that the
Government of Burundi rejects the deployment of the African Prevention and Protection
Mission in Burundi (MAPROBU). Council also takes note of the announcement made by the
Delegation of Burundi of the commitment of the Government of Burundi to an inclusive
Inter‐Burundian Dialogue, as re‐launched on 28 December 2015, in Entebbe, by President
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, EAC Mediator, with the support of the AU;
11.
Council, in the light of the foregoing:
a) Decides not to deploy MAPROBU because it considers it premature to send such a
force to Burundi and that an inclusive political dialogue must be supported under the
auspices of the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta
Museveni;
b) Further decides to dispatch a high level delegation to Burundi to meet with the
highest authorities of the Republic of Burundi, as well as with other Burundian
stakeholders, to hold consultations on the inclusive Inter‐Burundian Dialogue;
12.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to take all the necessary initiatives to
enable the expeditious mobilization of international assistance in support for the Inter‐
Burundian Dialogue;
13.
Expresses its gratitude to the United Nations, the European Union, ICGLR, and other
international partners for their multifarious support to the Inter‐Burundian Dialogue, under
the auspices of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and urges them to continue their
support;