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(28 Aug 2000) English/Nat XFA President Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela have warned Burundi's Hutu and Tutsi factions on the consequences of failing to reach a full peace treaty. Seven years of ethnic warfare in the East African nation have killed more than 200,000 people. Mandela and other mediators have tried for weeks to craft a Burundi ceasefire and it was hoped Clinton could join 12 African leaders in witnessing a peace agreement signing. President Clinton and his daughter Chelsea were greeted by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa and tribal dancers before both leaders immediately went into private talks. Clinton arrived to find talks over the situation in Burundi in apparent disarray. Burundi's president had demanded last-minute changes to a power-sharing agreement that was supposed to be signed on Monday. But the power-sharing agreement signed on Monday wasn't approved by Hutu rebels, who hadn't participated in the talks, or by several small Tutsi parties. The leaders of the two main Hutu rebel groups fighting on the ground were noticeably missing. Clinton later met with former South African President Nelson Mandela in hopes that they could come up with a way to salvage the situation. The White House insisted that Clinton was in Arusha simply to show his support for Mandela regardless of whether a peace agreement would be ready. In his address to Burundi's opposing factions and a 12 African leaders Clinton paid tribute to Mandela's mediation efforts. SOUNDBITE: (English) "After 27 years in prison and four year as president of his country which some people think is another form of prison he could be forgiven if he had pursued other things. But he came here because he believes in peace and reconciliation. He knows there is no guarantee of success but if you don't try there is a guarantee of failure." SUPER CAPTION: US President Bill Clinton As Mandela spoke, several seats on the stage remained empty. But, in a symbolic move, the Tutsi representatives filed back in to the auditorium to take their seats as Clinton addressed the group. SOUNDBITE: (English) "But we have a section of the leadership who do not care for the slaughter of innocent people inside Burundi. Who never think but in terms of money, who do not appreciate the generosity of the international community, who are still refusing to sign even though the previous day they had agreed to sign." SUPER CAPTION: chief Burundi peace mediator Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela, the chief mediator between the warring parties, accused some members of the main Tutsi coalition of sabotaging the process after they refused to attend the ceremony. After the signing, Mandela lost his balance and fell forward but several African leaders caught him and set him back on his feet. The 81-year-old Mandela waved it off, laughing. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...