Chapter Report

AUDIENCE WITH PRESIDENT OF BURUNDI

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By UPF Africa

Written by Dr. Paterne Zinsou, Vice-president UPF Africa

Monday, June 25, 2018

 

Bujumbura, Burundi—A UPF delegation composed of the international chairman, Dr. Thomas Walsh, and the UPF secretary-general for West Africa, myself (Dr. Paterne Zinsou) was received by the president of the Republic of Burundi and a few moments later by the president of the National Assembly. Although we were expecting an audience at the National Assembly on the early morning of June 25, it was instead the president who first received the UPF delegation. We were accompanied by the second vice-president of the Senate, Hon. Anicet Niyongabo, who was appointed by the president of the Senate to chair IAPP-Burundi. The reception was very warm.

With a warm smile, His Excellency President Pierre Nkurunziza welcomed the UPF delegation. It was a reunion. When Dr. Walsh reminded him of his participation in the UPF inaugural meeting in New York in the United States in 2005, he admitted to being one of us. He expressed his keen interest in the goals advocated by UPF. He thanked Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and UPF for a packet and Memorandum of Understanding brought by Dr. Walsh outlining projects to help and support the leaders of African countries to achieve the goals of interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values.

The president added that he would arrange for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, which outlines collaborative programs as a follow-up to January’s Africa Summit that include supporting IAPP, IADP, Peace Road, character education programs, and other initiatives. Read more


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