Cote d'Ivoire Peace Deal Reached in Paris

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Cote d'Ivoire Peace Deal Reached in Paris

The Cote d'Ivoire government, rebel forces and opposition political parties reached a peace deal on Friday in Paris to end the four-month conflict in the West African country.

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The Cote d'Ivoire government, rebel forces and opposition political parties reached a peace deal on Friday in Paris to end the four-month conflict in the West African country.

Under the deal, Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo will remain in power till the end of his mandate but will rule through an enlarged government open to all political parties.

"We are totally satisfied with the accord," said Guillaume Soro,secretary general of the main rebel movement, the Patriotic Movement of Cote d'Ivoire (MPCI).

"This is an excellent thing for Cote d'Ivoire," said Ali Coulibaly, an adviser to former prime minister and main opposition party leader Alassane Ouattara.

"The president (Gbagbo) will see that all his promises will be honored," said Toussaint Alain, an adviser to Gbagbo.

The Paris-brokered closed-door peace talks started on Jan. 15 in Marcoussis, a town 35 km south of Paris.

Gbagbo, who did not attend the talks in person, arrived here on Thursday for the ratification of the deal. He will meet French President Jacques Chirac on Friday afternoon.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived here at noon on Friday to attend a summit of African heads of state on Saturday and Sunday. He will meet with Chirac on Friday afternoon to be briefed about the results of the peace talks.

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