Thu, Nov 18, 2004 - Page 6 News List

Gbagbo sounds a conciliatory note

IVORY COAST While critical of the French response to the Nov. 6 airstrike that killed its peacekeepers, the president said an inquiry should be held into the incident

AP , ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST

Peace will depend on three things, he said: disarmament, reunification and fresh elections.

Gbagbo appeared unconcerned by the flight of foreigners, many of whom have invested heavily in Ivory Coast's emergence as an a regional economic bastion.

"They will be back. The key to everything is disarmament," he said.

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