HC Deb 24 June 1994 vol 245 c339W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what armed activity is taking place in Burundi; and what action is being taken by the United Nations to prevent the Rwandan war from spreading to Burundi.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We have had no reports of armed activity in Burundi. The special representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdullah, heads a small good offices mission in Bujumbura which has been successful in promoting stability in the country.

There are also 47 Organisation of African Unity observers stationed in Burundi in a confidence-building capacity. This mission has the full support of the UN.