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  1. “We will thus be participating in an awareness- raising campaign to ensure that any future solution takes into account the opinions, views and feelings of the various sectors of Burundian society. Lastly, the mechanisms outlined in the Kalomoh report will be integrated into our domestic legal system through the adoption of legislation by an elected parliament. We believe that the elected parliament will see to the interests of the people. It will be mandated by the people to manage the most important issues, and in particular the troubling search for truth and justice. The participation and involvement of the legislature in the implementation of those mechanisms will be the finest illustration of the fact that the people will have been consulted through its representatives.”

    2005-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5203 (2005) · source

  2. “We recognize that the recommendations in the Kalomoh report represent a further elaboration on the terms of the request made in Arusha, where the Burundian political actors met. In other words, it will not require a special effort to make the people of Burundi understand that the solutions proposed in the Kalomoh report are, indeed, solutions to the problems that they themselves raised through their political representatives. We are also convinced that control and ownership by the Burundian people of the mechanisms proposed in the Kalomoh report will be effective only if the Government commits itself to the debate on this question with the participation of different segments of society.”

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  3. “That reassures and convinces us that, with regard to these issues, there will be no regression. And we want to give the Council that assurance, too. On the question of ownership of the mechanisms by the people of Burundi, we believe that, if the mechanisms are perceived by the Burundian community as being the result of foreign intervention, the solutions that emerge will be unlikely to meet the expectations of the people of Burundi. The fact that consideration has been given to involving the people of Burundi in the search for truth and the process of justice is the first sign of respect for the people of Burundi; this, in turn, will prompt them to support the mechanisms. Furthermore, it was in Arusha, where Burundian political partners met, that the initial proposals were made and the request formulated.”

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  4. “As for the timing - another issue that was raised by a number of speakers - we believe that the Government that will emerge as a result of the elections will spare no effort to speed up the establishment of the mechanisms. By the end of August, a new Government will have been put in place as a result of the electoral process; to date, commune elections have been held. We believe that, on the basis of the principle of the continuity of the State, the current Government's commitments will be taken into account by the next Government. We are all the more convinced of that, given that the majority forces that are progressively emerging supported the Arusha Agreement in 2000 and, in 2003, the signing in Tanzania of the comprehensive ceasefire agreement of 16 November 2003.”

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  5. “This would mean, in particular, participation in capacity-building, because, as has been rightly emphasized in the Kalomoh report, most of the components of the judicial apparatus have human- resources shortcomings - in terms of the number of staff and their qualifications and judicial experience with regard to crimes of such gravity as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. We are therefore convinced that we will be able to benefit from the presence of the various United Nations staff members with a View to immediately laying the groundwork for the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Kalomoh report.”

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  6. “The subregion's contribution is thus vital. We must not forget, however, that such contributions would not have been possible without tireless and varied support, in particular financial support provided by the United Nations. We will continue, therefore, to attach great importance to support from the subregion, as well as to the support that the United Nations has constantly provided to the people of Burundi and to the search for peace. The various elements of the United Nations Operation in Burundi in Bujumbura, could, indeed, play a genuine role in establishing the various mechanisms - or, at least, in preparing an environment conducive to their effective implementation.”

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  7. “In this regard, the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement, which has provided the legal and political basis for the exercise of power in Burundi over the past four years, was adopted by Burundian political partners as a result of the engagement and fine contribution of His Excellency Julius Nyerere, former President of Tanzania, and, subsequently, of the enlightened leadership of His Excellency Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, with the guidance of President Museveni, Chairman of the Great Lakes regional initiative, all of whom dedicated themselves to the success of the process. Today, the United Nations forces that are operating in Burundi - whose contribution to stabilizing the peace process is obvious - are made up of elements from South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and even Uganda.”

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  8. “Other speakers raised an important question about the mechanism for ownership by the Burundian people of the solutions proposed in the Kalomoh report, because it is felt that these solutions can become effective only if the people of Burundi support them and believe that the path that has been charted is useful and wise. I consider the Great Lakes region countries of Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, along with South Africa, to have played a very important role in the peace process in Burundi.”

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  9. “For example, the representative of Romania asked whether the subregion and the force and staff of the United Nations Operation in Burundi (UNOB) in Bujumbura could assist us in implementing the mechanisms proposed in the Kalomoh report. The representative of the United States wondered what the cost of the operation would be. The representative of Japan asked how long it would take for the mechanism to be established, given the legal process involved and, in particular, the adoption of the necessary laws by the Parliament that will be elected.”

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  10. “I take this opportunity to thank in my turn the representatives of various countries present at this meeting for the support they expressed for the recommendations outlined in the Kalomoh report (S/2005/158). I also thank representatives for the support they are providing and the attention they are devoting to the political developments in my country. Nearly all the speakers expressed their support for the mechanisms proposed in the Kalomoh report. We expressed approval of them in our statement, and we believe that with the support and the contributions of countries Members of the United Nations system, those mechanisms can be implemented effectively. During the various statements a number of questions were raised.”

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  11. “Throughout this process, the Government of Burundi has always felt, through the very detailed reports that he submitted to the Security Council, his support and encouragement. I should like to take this opportunity to invite him, on behalf of the Government of Burundi, to come to our country to witness the positive results of his untiring efforts.”

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  12. “Following the creation of the institutions that emerge after the elections, mixed-composition teams - representing the Government of Burundi and the United Nations - will be established to determine the nature of the tasks ahead and a programme of work before the agreed mechanisms are put in place. The Government of Burundi is grateful to the Security Council for all the efforts it has made in order to ensure the success of this process. The people of Burundi remember the support and attention that they have received as well as the wise advice which the Security Council has given the political leadership in Burundi, particularly during the various missions to the country. Our thanks go also to the Secretary-General for his unflagging attention to the cause of peace in Burundi.”

    2005-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5203 (2005) · source

  13. “Finally, the Government of Burundi hopes that the negotiations aimed at establishing the practical modalities for implementing the report's recommendations will send a strong signal - one that is awaited by our people, who so strongly desire truth and justice. Therefore, in order to raise the awareness of the people of Burundi, who will be the beneficiaries of such mechanisms, it might be desirable to undertake a broad-based consultation involving all sectors of society in order to sound out the people of Burundi and encourage them to support the new truth and justice mechanisms with regard to war crimes, crimes of genocide and other crimes against humanity.”

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  14. “With respect to the judicial mechanism that will be charged with assigning responsibility, the Government supports the description which is given of it in the mission's report and wishes to point out that there is a need to accelerate the reform of the judicial system that is now under way in order to enable it to discharge the new mission entrusted to it. The final document should therefore clarify the relationship between the truth commission and the court system's special chamber. The Government of Burundi also believes that the Security Council should specify the financing modalities for the twin mechanism for clarifying the facts and determining responsibility. Indeed, the very credibility of the system that would be put in place will depend on its enjoying continuous and sufficient funding throughout its operation.”

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  15. “Furthermore, the Government of Burundi believes that, beyond the quest for truth and justice, the issue of reconciliation should be placed at the heart of the question of peace and national unity. The new version of the truth commission does not, in our view, highlight sufficiently the aspect of reconciliation, which is essential for overcoming the consequences of the divisions of the past. For that reason, the Government of Burundi would request of the Security Council that these discussions and those that will follow give priority to the aspect of national reconciliation. We will therefore need to make a determination as to the nature of the structure that will be responsible for this mission.”

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  16. “Secondly, the structure of the judicial system in Burundi is generally unable to handle the complex cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The juridical bases of the combined truth commission and the special chamber would be provided in both cases by a national law and an agreement between the United Nations and the Government. In the light of the Kalomoh commission's conclusions, the Government of Burundi has asked me to make the following communication to the Council. The Government of Burundi supports the recommendations, which, in its view, meet the dual concerns of the political negotiators in Arusha and of the people of Burundi as a whole, first, to establish the truth and, secondly, to bring the guilty to justice and punish them.”

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  17. “Having described the political developments of recent years and indicated the shortcomings of the mechanisms proposed in Arusha, the mission report recommends the establishment of a single commission to establish the truth and of a special chamber within the court system of Burundi to establish accountability. For its part, the Government of Burundi approves that new approach, which is justified on two crucial counts. The first is the fact that the distinction between the national truth and reconciliation commission and the international judicial commission of inquiry had not been clear. The ratione temporis and ratione materiae competences, as well as the investigating powers of the two commissions, were identical. There was thus a clear risk of overlap between the two commissions.”

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  18. “At the request of the Transitional Government, the Security Council in May 2004 dispatched an assessment mission to Burundi to consider the advisability and feasibility of establishing an international judicial commission of inquiry. We meet here today to consider the report submitted by the mission. I should like to thank the Security Council for having acceded to the request of the Government of Burundi and for having thereby made a substantial contribution to the implementation of the Arusha Agreement. The Government of Burundi has also asked me to congratulate the members of the Kalomoh mission on the quality of their report and the wise proposals they have submitted to the Security Council.”

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  19. “Lastly, the parties to the Arusha negotiations agreed to create a national truth and reconciliation commission to investigate and establish the truth about the grave acts of violence committed during the cyclical conflicts that cast a tragic pall over Burundi from independence to the signing of the Arusha Agreement, to classify crimes other than genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, to establish accountability, to identify both the perpetrators and victims of such crimes, to propose means of arbitration and reconciliation, and to clarify the history of Burundi, going back as far as possible in order to educate the people of that country about their own past.”

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  20. “The Burundian parties to the negotiations also agreed that the Government of Burundi should request the Security Council to establish an international criminal tribunal to bring to justice and punish the guilty should the report establish that acts of genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity had occurred.”

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  21. “Following an in-depth analysis of the historic causes of the conflict, the parties to the negotiations in Arusha agreed, inter alia, to the request of the Transitional Government for the establishment by the Security Council of an international judicial commission of inquiry into the genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity. The commission would be mandated to investigate and establish the facts for the period from the country's accession to independence to the signing of the Arusha Agreement, to qualify the crimes, to bring to justice those responsible, and to submit its report to the Security Council.”

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  22. “Mr. Kiganahe (Burundi) (spoke in French): On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Burundi, which it is my honour to represent here, I should like first to congratulate France on its presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank the its predecessor, Denmark, for its excellent work in May. After two years of intense negotiations, the people of Burundi, in August 2000, reached the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in order to put an end to the deep-rooted causes of the continuous state of violence, insecurity and political instability.”

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