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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8002

9 July 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/burundi
EU examines how to increase assistance to Mediator Nelson Mandela

Brussels, 09/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 6 July, the Belgian EU Presidency adopted a declaration on behalf of the EU in which, "stirred by public opinion in its Member States", it deplores the "worrying worsening " of the situation in Burundi and expresses its concern at the danger of war in the Great Lakes Region (East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi). The Belgian Presidency, which has announced an action plan for this region (see EUROPE of 2/3 July, p.5), appeals...

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