President Mbeki's visit to Cote D'ivoire postponed

Accra - The Côte d'Ivorian Flame of Peace Ceremony scheduled for Bouake on Wednesday 4 July 2007 has been postponed by the government of Côte d'Ivoire. This Ceremony would have marked the launch of the disarmament process throughout Côte d'Ivoire.

Accordingly President Mbeki's visit to Côte d'Ivoire has now been postponed to a later date in July this year. The date of the Ceremony will be announced by the Côte d'Ivorian authorities.

South African President Thabo Mbeki would have attended the Ceremony together with Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, Ghanaian President John Kufuor, in his capacity as Chair of the African Union and President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré as Mediator in the Ivorian Peace Process.

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853

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3 July 2007