Meeting at the border between the heads of diplomacy of Rwanda and Burundi

Burundian Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro met his Rwandan counterpart at the border of the two countries (illustrative image) UN Photo / Evan Schneider

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Rwandan and Burundian foreign ministers met at the border between the two countries on Tuesday morning.

Bilateral discussions intended to normalize relations between the two neighbors, at daggers drawn since 2015. The dialogue therefore seems to resume after years of mutual accusations.

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With our correspondent in Kigali

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For Albert Shingiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi, it is " 

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 " added Vincent Biruta, his Rwandan counterpart.

For years, the two countries have accused each other of supporting groups hostile to their reciprocal government.

Gitega even asked Kigali to deliver to him those he accuses of having participated directly or indirectly in the failed

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Soldiers but also political opponents, journalists and members of civil society ...

Last May, the coming to power of Evariste Ndayishimiye, considered to be more measured than his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, had raised hopes of openness.

But when this summer Paul Kagame held out his hand to his neighbor, he was

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Still, according to several sources, contacts have taken place at the level of the two armies and the intelligence services since the election of the new Burundian president.

And if there was no announcement on the resolution of the substantive issues, the two ministers agreed to meet again soon, this time on the Burundian side of the border.

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