BUJUMBURA, April 4 (Reuters) - Burundi's last Hutu rebel movement will sit down soon with the government to discuss new demands the group has raised, a mediator said on Wednesday.

The Forces for National Liberation (FNL) quit a joint ceasefire monitoring team last week, saying government troops had not been withdrawn from areas under their control under the terms of a ceasefire signed in September.

The government said that was never part of the deal, but on Wednesday a South African mediator said there would be more talks soon.

"Both parties agreed there must be consultations about issues the FNL has raised, which is to know what will happen to the movement in future, what will happen to their leadership and their combatants," Kingsley Mamabolo told reporters.

He gave no other details.

The FNL have said they wanted new negotiations on what roles they could expect in the tiny country's armed forces.

Mamabolo said Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza had agreed to explain to the rebels what positions he could offer, and which the constitution ruled out. On Tuesday, Nkurunziza had criticised FNL for "changing its mind all the time".

"The remaining thing is to know when and where these discussions must take place," Mamabolo told the news conference.

The peace agreement between Nkurunziza and the FNL stirred hopes of lasting peace in the coffee-growing central African nation after years of civil war that killed 300,000 people.

But the rebels' persistent insurgency was seen as a final barrier to stability in the landlocked country of 7 million.

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