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07/18/2004:

"Mbeki opens talks with Burundi delegation"

President Thabo Mbeki today opened two days of talks with Domitien Ndayizeye, the president of the Burundi transitional government, and representatives of the three Burundian major political parties. The parties are UPRONA, FRODEBU and CNDD-FDD.

The talks, held in Pretoria, will focus on the issue of power sharing arrangements beyond the country's elections this year. Ndayizeye was the last to arrive at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria this morning.

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