3 July 2007
Accra: The Cote d'Ivorian Flame of Peace Ceremony scheduled for Bouake on
Wednesday, 4 July 2007 has been postponed by the government of Cote d'Ivoire.
This ceremony would have marked the launch of the disarmament process
throughout Cote d'Ivoire.
Accordingly President Mbeki's visit to Cote d'Ivoire has now been postponed
to a later date in July this year. The date of the ceremony will be announced
by the Cote 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 Compaore as Mediator in the Ivorian Peace Process.
For further information, please contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
3 July 2007
