HC Deb 24 February 1994 vol 238 cc310-1W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made in establishing a stable Government in Burundi.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

After several rounds of discussion between all interested parties in Burundi, President Ntaryamira was sworn in on 5 February. He has appointed a new Tutsi Prime Minister from the main opposition party. Every party contesting the June 1993 election, successful or not, has a slot in the new cabinet. The army appears to be supporting the civil Government.