Summary: March 4, 2005: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the referendum for the adoption of a new constitution in Burundi (Brussels)
The European Union welcomes the successful holding of the referendum for the adoption of a new constitution organised in Burundi on Monday 28 February 2005, as well as the high turnout.
Adoption of the new Burundian constitution is a crucial step on the road to restoring peace and stability in Burundi and throughout the entire Great Lakes region.
The European Union encourages Burundi to complete as swiftly as possible the remaining stages in the implementation of the electoral process provided for in the peace agreements.
The European Union urges all political forces to take part in this process, and to accept unreservedly this expression of the will of the people.
The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey and Croatia[1], the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this declaration.
[1] Croatia continues to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process
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