Burundian opposition welcome peace talks in Uganda

Burundian opposition have welcomed peace talks aimed at ending months of fighting that have left scores dead and thousands fleeing to neighboring countries.

Delphin Ndikumana, head of the opposition delegation at the talks held in Uganda on Monday told Xinhua in an interview that the resumption of the talks may offer a solution to ending fighting in the east African country.

Agathon Rwasa, who is part of the opposition delegation told Xinhua that he hopes the talks would create a good environment for politics and business in the country.

"I would think that everybody needs Burundi to be stable, that everybody can go home and feel safe," Rwasa said here 40 km south of the capital Kampala.

Alain-Aimé Nyamitwe, Burundi's foreign minister represented the government side at the talks chaired by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

Burundi's religious leaders, civil society organizations, women associations as well as former Heads of State are participating in the meeting.

Top diplomats from the United States, European Union and African Union as well as envoys of the permanent members of the UN Security Council in Uganda also attended.

Some of the key issues to be addressed in the talks is a government of national unity, security stabilization of the country, among others.

The Burundi crisis erupted in April this year after President Pierre Nkurunziza's successful bid for a third term in power. His bid was criticized by opponents as unconstitutional. Endit