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11.
Endorses also the declaration on Burundi adopted at Cartagena de
Indias, Colombia, on 20 October 1995 by the heads of State or Government of
non-aligned countries;
12.
Requests the States Members of the United Nations and
international organizations to cooperate with the Government of Burundi and
other Governments of the region in the identification and dismantling of radio
stations which incite hatred and encourage acts of genocide;
13.
Invites all political partners to organize, in accordance with the
Convention on Governance, a national debate on the country’s basic problems
with a view to the conclusion of a national covenant and the adoption of a
constitution adapted to the current socio-political requirements;
14.
Supports the role assigned to the International Commission of
Inquiry in Burundi, as mandated by Security Council resolution 1012 (1995), as
an important step towards the eradication of impunity;
15.
Encourages the international community and the Government of
Burundi to implement the various recommendations of the Plan of Action adopted
by the Regional Conference on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced
Persons in the Great Lakes Region, held at Bujumbura from 15 to 17 February
1995;
16.
Appeals earnestly to the States that signed the Cairo Declaration
on the Great Lakes Region of 29 November 1995 to abide faithfully by the
commitments embodied in that declaration and designed to provide appropriate
solutions in order to eliminate the socio-political conflicts currently taking
place in that part of Africa;
17.
Encourages the Secretary-General to continue his contacts with a
view to an early convening of the Regional Conference on Security, Stability
and Development in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, under the
auspices of the United Nations, with the collaboration of the Organization of
African Unity and with the participation of all the countries of the region;
18.
Reiterates its urgent appeal to the international community to
continue its efforts to mobilize political, diplomatic, human, economic,
financial and material resources with a view to assisting Burundi in
definitively overcoming the crisis which it has been facing for more than two
years;
19.
Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the
Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity to continue their
respective and complementary missions aimed at securing effective national
reconciliation in Burundi, and welcomes in particular the positive role played
by the Organization of African Unity Mission of observers;
20.
Expresses the hope that the Secretary-General of the United
Nations will undertake consultations, following the usual procedure, with the
Government of Burundi for the appointment as soon as possible of a special
representative possessing all the qualifications, particularly an in-depth
knowledge of the socio-political situation in Burundi;
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