Burundi: Government reps and Diaspora create Joint Committee

Burundi parliamentarians held a conference under the auspices of AWEPA to encourage the Burundi Diaspora to participate in the countries development. The Parliamentary conference took place this Sunday, March 18th, 2007 in Brussels, Belgium. Burundians from France, Sweden, and Netherlands were present at the conference. The conference put in place a Joint Committee made up of representatives of the Burundian government and 10 experts from the Diaspora to set up a coherent project on how Burundians in the Diaspora can contribute to the development of the country. Honorable Gervais Rufyikiri, president of the senate and lead the 10 member delegation spoke on the recent developments and Burundi's future prospects. From AllAfrica