President urges giving peace accord a chance

Saturday, February 8, 2003

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- President Laurent Gbagbo on Friday urged his war-divided country to give a controversial peace accord a chance after four months of war that have crippled this West African economic powerhouse.

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