Citation
UNITED
NATIONS S
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/1994/406
7 April 1994
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
LETTER DATED 7 APRIL 1994 FROM THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. OF
THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TO
THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
I have the honour to transmit herewith the text of a communiqué issued at
the end of a regional summit meeting held at Dar es Salaam on 6 April 1994 on
the situation prevailing in Burundi and Rwanda.
I should be grateful if you would have the communiqué (see annex)
circulated as a document of the Security Council.
(Signed) Ulli K. MWAMBULUKUTU
Chargé d’affaires a.i.
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Annex
Communiqué issued at the end of a regional summit meeting held
at Dar es Salaam on 6 April 1994 on the situation prevailing
in Burundi and Rwanda
1. At the invitation of His Excellency Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of the
United Republic of Tanzania, a regional summit meeting was held at Dar es Salaam
on 6 April 1994.
2. Participating in the summit, in addition to the Head of State of the United
Republic of Tanzania, were His Excellency Major General Habyarimana Juvenal,
President of the Rwandese Republic, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,
President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Ntaryamira Cyprien,
President of the Republic of Burundi, the Honourable Professor George Saitoti,
Vice President of the Republic of Kenya and Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary
General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
3. The meeting was convened in order to find ways to help Burundi and Rwanda
resolve the political and security problems in their countries.
4. On the subject of Burundi, the leaders noted with deep concern that,
despite the dawn of a new era of peace, stability and cooperation established
after successful democratic elections in June 1993 and the establishment of a
broadly based Government and, recently, the Government of Consensus, Burundi has
again been plunged into ethnically motivated political turmoil.
5. The leaders resolved:
(a) To support the Government of National Consensus now in place and to
call on all political and security forces to cooperate fully;
(b) To reaffirm the role of OAU, including the emplacement of the military
component of OAU to assist in the restoration of confidence and the smooth
functioning of the state institutions, and to encourage OAU in that role and
call on it to examine how that mission could be strengthened to carry out its
task;
(c) To call for an urgent programme of reform of the army and other
security services;
(d) To demand full support and cooperation from the political and security
forces for unimpeded functioning of the institutions of Government and warn that
any obstruction of the implementation would have far-reaching consequences.
6. The leaders decided to meet again at an appropriate time to review the
situation.
7. On the subject of Rwanda, the leaders noted with concern that not all the
transitional institutions that were supposed to be formed following the signing
of the Arusha Peace Agreement on 4 August 1993, were yet fully in place. In
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this connection, they urged all parties concerned to abide by the letter and
spirit of the Arusha Peace Agreement and, especially, to establish without
further delay all the remaining transitional institutions.
8. Finally, the leaders participating in the Dar es Salaam summit meeting
expressed their gratitude to His Excellency Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of the
United Republic of Tanzania, for the warm and brotherly hospitality extended to
them, as well as to their delegations, since their arrival in the United
Republic of Tanzania.
Done at Dar es Salaam, 6 April 1994.
For the United Republic of Tanzania
(Signed) Ali Hassan Mwinyi
President of the United
Republic of Tanzania
For the Republic of Rwanda For the Republic of Uganda
(Signed) Habyarimana Juvenal (Signed) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Major General President of the Republic of
President of the Rwandese Republic Uganda
For the Republic of Burundi For the Republic of Kenya
(Signed) Ntaryamira Cyprien (Signed) George Saitoti
President of the Republic of Vice President of the Republic
Burundi of Kenya
In the presence of
(Signed) Salim Ahmed Salim
Secretary General of OAU
