.- The team of experts from the African Union (AU) arrived Sunday to Ivory Coast to consult with Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara, both inaugurated president after the last election, a two-headed solution to this crisis, said a note the organization. Following a meeting yesterday in Addis Ababa Ramtane Lamamra, team coordinator of the Peace and Security Council of the AU, the team of experts will arrive in Abidjan for talks with Gbagbo and Ouattara, and is expected to remain at home until next Thursday, February 10.
During his stay in Ivory Coast, also consult with agencies involved in the Ivorian crisis and the United Nations. Subsequently, the team of experts will inform the Committee of Presidents created by the African Summit to resolve the Ivorian conflict. After the presidential elections on 28 November, the Ivorian electoral commission gave the victory to Ouattara, a result that was certified by the UN, but Gbagbo, who has been in power since 2000, he refused and appealed to the Constitutional Council, comprising their supporters, who proclaimed him the winner.
The international community has recognized and supported as president-elect to Ouattara, backed by the former rebel New Forces, who were disarmed after the civil war (2002-2007), but Gbagbo refused internationally, clings to power supported by Armed Forces and the country is on the brink of another war.
After finishing his view, the expert group will submit its report to the chairmen of the Committee of Heads of State designated the AU Summit on 31 January. The rulers of Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and South Africa, besides that of Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, the latter two as duty holders of the AU and the Economic Community of West African States (CEDE), integrate group, which has until late February to study the situation and raise a legally binding solution.
Once the president receives the report, be considered at a meeting to be held in Nouakchott, and then travel to Abidjan to meet also with Gbagbo and Ouattara and deliver the proposal to end the crisis, added the letter of the UA. The team of experts has called on the parties to maintain maximum restraint and refrain from taking any action that may further complicate the situation in the country.
The Government appointed by Laurent Gbagbo warned not to accept decisions contrary to the Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire, the Committee of African rulers. Minister of Foreign Affairs nominated by Gbagbo, Alcide Djedje said they will not recognize the decisions they deem contrary to the Ivorian Constitution: "Our mission is to preserve our nation, our sovereignty and our constitution." Faced with this position, Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of the Government of Ouattara and New Forces leader predicted the failure of the Commission on African leaders and called for the use of legitimate force, the ECOWAS has threatened to oust Gbagbo. 
During his stay in Ivory Coast, also consult with agencies involved in the Ivorian crisis and the United Nations. Subsequently, the team of experts will inform the Committee of Presidents created by the African Summit to resolve the Ivorian conflict. After the presidential elections on 28 November, the Ivorian electoral commission gave the victory to Ouattara, a result that was certified by the UN, but Gbagbo, who has been in power since 2000, he refused and appealed to the Constitutional Council, comprising their supporters, who proclaimed him the winner.
The international community has recognized and supported as president-elect to Ouattara, backed by the former rebel New Forces, who were disarmed after the civil war (2002-2007), but Gbagbo refused internationally, clings to power supported by Armed Forces and the country is on the brink of another war.
After finishing his view, the expert group will submit its report to the chairmen of the Committee of Heads of State designated the AU Summit on 31 January. The rulers of Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and South Africa, besides that of Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, the latter two as duty holders of the AU and the Economic Community of West African States (CEDE), integrate group, which has until late February to study the situation and raise a legally binding solution.
Once the president receives the report, be considered at a meeting to be held in Nouakchott, and then travel to Abidjan to meet also with Gbagbo and Ouattara and deliver the proposal to end the crisis, added the letter of the UA. The team of experts has called on the parties to maintain maximum restraint and refrain from taking any action that may further complicate the situation in the country.
The Government appointed by Laurent Gbagbo warned not to accept decisions contrary to the Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire, the Committee of African rulers. Minister of Foreign Affairs nominated by Gbagbo, Alcide Djedje said they will not recognize the decisions they deem contrary to the Ivorian Constitution: "Our mission is to preserve our nation, our sovereignty and our constitution." Faced with this position, Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of the Government of Ouattara and New Forces leader predicted the failure of the Commission on African leaders and called for the use of legitimate force, the ECOWAS has threatened to oust Gbagbo.
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