UN General Assembly
2013

towards normalization in Somalia, but we call upon all the partners to strengthen the operational capacity of AMISOM so that it may complete its mission. Burundi is also participating in peacekeeping operations in Cote d’Ivoire, Haiti and the Sudan. Soon, it will be participating in Mali and the Central African Republic. The recent election of Mr. Boubacar Keita as the country’s President is undoubtedly a decisive step in re-establishing the principles of democracy that governed the country in the past. That is the right path towards normalization. In our view, those successful elections are an important step in terms of Mali’s recovery. A Burundian contingent is ready to be deployed in that country. With regard to the security situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi aligns itself with other members of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and partners such as the African Union and the United Nations to ensure peace in that country. In that regard, we reaffirm our commitment through the terms of