Marrakesh mini-summit on Cote D'Ivoire put off

An African mini-summit on the situation in Cote D'Ivoire, which was scheduled to be held in Marrakesh on Thursday, was put off, says a communique of the office of Gabon's president Haj Omar Bongo, currently on a private visit to Morocco.

"Following phone talks between His Excellency Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, president of the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, and His Excellency President El Haj Omar Bongo, president of the Republic of Gabon, the two heads of state decided, in agreement with HM King Mohammed VI, to put off the meeting that was initially scheduled to be held in Marrakesh on Thursday 26 September 2002 and have notified the decision to the other invited heads of state and delegation," the communiqu? says.