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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8271

7 August 2002
(eu) eu/burundi
EU condemns upsurge in violence but welcomes possibility of negotiations in Tanzania

Brussels, 06/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 5 August the Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the European Union, "The EU condemns in the strongest possible terms, the new outbreak of violence against the civil population and, in particular, the recent indiscriminate bombing o the capital, Bujumbura, by armed groups. It shares the suffering of the entire population, which is being severely tested. Confronted by this insane spiral of violence, it takes note with confidence of...