In this agreement, the parties agree to stop hostilities and to establish the basic principles for the negotiation of a ceasefire. The agreement highlights the importance of the ethnic question in Burundian history, and a commission of experts with the mandate of rewriting this history shall be created. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission shall be called Truth, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Commission. The members of the Palipehutu-FNL shall enjoy provisional immunity, and the defense and security forces shall respect the national reconciliation process. A favorable environment to the return of refugees shall be created. The peace process is guaranteed by the Regional Initiative for peace in Burundi.