Burundi Field Visit

 MP delegation, Suresh Keswani, India, Agneta Brendt, Sweden, visiting a local community project.

A delegation of seven parliamentarians visited Burundi from April 24 to April 28, 2002. The group included members from Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, India, Sweden and Uganda.

In addition to meetings with the World Bank, Parliament and government representatives, the delegation met with President Buyoya to discuss the country’s poverty reduction strategy.  During two days, parliamentarians also visited projects addressing job creation, road construction and primary education.