{"id":8780,"date":"2026-03-03T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/?p=8780"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:04:45","slug":"meeting-with-the-special-envoy-of-the-un-secretary-general-for-the-great-lakes-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/meeting-with-the-special-envoy-of-the-un-secretary-general-for-the-great-lakes-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">On February 26, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Edouard BIZIMANA, met with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8783 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-285x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-285x300.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-974x1024.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-768x808.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-1461x1536.jpeg 1461w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spec-onu-1947x2048.jpeg 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">After conveying his congratulations to His Excellency the Minister for Burundi&#8217;s chairmanship of the African Union, Mr. Huang Xia welcomed the diplomatic and political efforts made by His Excellency the President of Burundi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">During discussions, the two authorities briefly raised issues related to the evolving humanitarian and security situation in eastern DRC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8782 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-300x250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-1024x854.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-768x640.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-1536x1281.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-envoye-spe-onu1-2048x1708.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Mr. Huang Xia , in turn, affirmed his commitment to supporting Burundi in all regional mechanisms to boost the peace and security efforts already undertaken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">He further reaffirmed that he would be fully prepared to support Burundi in achieving its continental priorities to silence the guns on the African continent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 26, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, H.E. 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