DAKAR, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Guinean military junta's No. 2,Capt. Mamadouba Toto Camara, paid a brief visit to Bissau, the capital of neighboring Guinea-Bissau, where he was received by President Joao Bernardo Vieira, information monitored here said Wednesday.

    The newly named Guinean minister of security and civilian protection arrived in Bissau on Tuesday for an hour-long visit in which he briefed President Vieira on reasons for the Dec. 23 coup launched by young military officers.

    The military junta's No. 2 told reporters that "his visit of concertation" was aimed at explaining to the people of Guinea-Bissau why they took arms to seize power.

    The coup was announced by Capt. Moussa Camara, who heads a 32-member National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), hours after the state radio broadcast the death of President Lansana Conte, who had ruled Guinea for 24 years.