Compelled to take security measures given the de facto absence of a governmental counterpart, Burundi did not feel itself to be in a state of belligerence against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
鉴于刚果民主共和国政府事实上没有采取安全措施，布隆迪被迫采取这种措施。 布隆迪不认为与刚果民主共和国处于交战状态。