Source:
http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/28/New_Ivory_Coast_president_committed_to_national_reconciliati/
Thursday, 28 July 2011
New Ivory Coast president committed to 'national reconciliation'
Ouattara: "I am pres. of all Ivorians" Washington (CNN) -- Ivory Coast's new president plans to make national harmony his top priority as he tries to pull his crisis-ridden country together after many months of political turbulence and what one just-released report calls a now-prevailing "climate of fear." "I am the president of all Ivorians, without distinction of race, religion or region," said Alassane Ouattara, speaking in an interview with CNN amid criticism that his supporters are targeting the backers of his former rival, former President Laurent Gbagbo. In the United States to meet with officials, including United Nations leaders and President Barack Obama, Ouattara will make a...
