{On Thursday, 6th August 2015, President Paul Kagame has met with Abdoulaye Bathily, UNSG Special Representative for Central Africa to discuss Burundi crisis.}
Speaking to Journalists shortly after meeting President Kagame, the UNSG Special Representative for Central Africa Abdoulaye Bathily said the deteriorating political crisis in Burundi is a serious concern to the United Nations.
“The situation has deteriorated recently and this is of concern to us,” he told reporters.
He added: “This escalation of violence was predicted by many observers and my fear is that, if nothing is done about this, it could deteriorate further. This is why it is important for all the stakeholders, both from within Burundi itself and from outside, including the region itself, to do something about it.”
Bathily was a member of the joint international facilitation team on Burundi which made recommendations on the political impasse in the country ahead the country’s controversial presidential election on July 21.
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