Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the policy of the Worldbank and IMF towards Burundi. [66325]Clare Short: The IMF have been in regular dialogue with the Government of Burundi in recent months and will be undertaking a furthermission to Burundi in July to progress negotiations on an emergency post-conflict facility, which we hope will be in place thisautumn. The World Bank's Transitional Support Strategy for Burundi was agreed in March, involving support for demobilisation andreintegration, HIV/AIDS prevention and agricultural development, and a further Economic Rehabilitation Credit is under preparation.We remain in close touch with both institutions about their plans.