ex-president Laurent Gbagbo meets the French ambassador

ex president Laurent Gbagbo meets the French ambassador

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo spoke on Sunday, November 10, with the French ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire. A way, for both parties, to re-establish a channel of communication which had broken down since the electoral crisis of 2010-2011.

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With our correspondent in Abidjan, Bineta Diagne

The exchange, initiated by the French ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire Jean-Christophe Belliard, lasted almost two hours. The approach is part of a desire to speak to all stakeholders in Ivorian political life, explains a diplomatic source. The French ambassador has already met Tidjane Thiam, the leader of the PDCI-RDA.

In substance, the French diplomat and the former Ivorian president addressed several subjects: the economic situation, the Sahel question, the perception of France in the sub-region and the 2025 presidential election. On this subject, if the question of the transparency of the vote was mentioned, the former Ivorian president ” has not made any specific request regarding their eligibility », Indicates a French diplomatic source.

The meeting was cordial and went well », Affirms Habiba Touré, spokesperson for the PPA-CI to AFP. If Laurent Gbagbo’s entourage puts the scope of this meeting into perspective, this gesture still allows us to create a bond. Along the same lines, Laurent Gbagbo should soon participate in a meeting with all the ambassadors of the European Union stationed in Abidjan.

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