The UN undersecretary general for peacekeeping, Alain LeRoy, has ensured that this projection of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbabgo used a hint of negotiations this week to gain ground forces in the African country. "On Tuesday we were contacted to negotiate a peaceful end to conflict. It was a deception of his forces to reinforce their positions," LeRoy said during a news conference at United Nations after meeting with representatives from 15 member countries of the Security Council UN.
Also said that forces loyal to Gbagbo are still in possession of "thousands of heavy weapons and are now using it against civilians", noting that in his time while trying to negotiate, his forces were able to "gain ground "and control the Plateau and Cocody districts. "They used the offer on Tuesday as a trap for us.
They said they would negotiate, but in fact were consolidating their positions," said LeRoy, who also recognized that the humanitarian situation in the country is "very serious." Also reported that "for months" Gbagbo has not been communicated by telephone with representatives of the UN and that the attempt this week's talks was made by army generals and one of his ministers, but "never directly with him.
" LeRoy explained that the three generals Tuesday Ggbagbo Army and its foreign owner, Alcide Djedje, told the UN mission in the country (UNOCI) who wanted to negotiate "a peace settlement," but finally "Gbagbo refused to accept any bid for peace. " "Immediately, the next day, Gbagbo's forces started attacking again our headquarters and also the civilian population," said UN Under Secretary General, who explained that soon will set up a commission to investigate rights violations committed in the country.
LeRoy said that statements by Gbagbo's forces that all their heavy weapons have been destroyed are "a lie", as there is "evidence and everyone knows that there are still many heavy weapons in their hands and use them now against the civilian population and sometimes against our headquarters.
" The secretary general acknowledged that, after Tuesday, the Army general who had shown a willingness to surrender and hand over heavy weapons to UNOCI have not put back in contact with UN forces or representatives of the elected president Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. LeRoy said the UN role in negotiations this week was a mediator between the forces of Gbagbo and Ouattara and that the latter were asked the outgoing president to acknowledge his defeat in writing, something that had not international organization to do.
He said the UN has "very clear" that no one can go unpunished to the human rights violations that has seen the African country, "is the side that is" so that investigations are expected to dictate who the responsible for numerous cases detected. In that sense, he was pleased with Ouattara's speech in which he welcomed an international investigation on the matter.
The French ambassador's residence in Abidjan was attacked on Friday with heavy artillery and military loyal to Ivorian President outgoing, Laurent Gbagbo, the French Embassy said in a statement. "On April 8, at 16.00 GMT (18.00 pm CET Spanish), the residence was attacked by two mortars and a rocket from the positions of the forces still loyal to Gbagbo," the note.
Moments after the attack, the second in just 48 hours, the statement said, "a helicopter operation Licorne French attacked the positions of the supporters of Gbagbo, located within the perimeter of the presidential residence in the suburb of Cocody. The French Embassy said that "in accordance with resolution 1975 of the Security Council of the UN", the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and Licorne "have the right to implement its mandate of preventing the use of heavy weapons.
" Not the first such event happens in Abidjan in recent days after last Wednesday the Japanese ambassador's residence in the economic capital of Ivory Coast suffered a similar fate, also at the hands of men of Gbagbo. The Ivorian crisis began after the second round of presidential elections on 28 November, when Gbagbo, president of Ivory Coast since 2000, refused to admit defeat against Alassane Ouattara and cede power, despite international pressure to stop the presidency.
Alain Juppe, Foreign Minister of France, former colonial and active part in the negotiations between the sides of Ouattara and the outgoing president, said yesterday that the fall of Gbagbo is "unavoidable" and come within "the next few hours or in coming days. " Meanwhile, the people suffer and according to UN report, found more than 100 bodies in the past 24 hours.
Some were burned alive and others thrown into wells, said Friday as a member of the UN. 
Also said that forces loyal to Gbagbo are still in possession of "thousands of heavy weapons and are now using it against civilians", noting that in his time while trying to negotiate, his forces were able to "gain ground "and control the Plateau and Cocody districts. "They used the offer on Tuesday as a trap for us.
They said they would negotiate, but in fact were consolidating their positions," said LeRoy, who also recognized that the humanitarian situation in the country is "very serious." Also reported that "for months" Gbagbo has not been communicated by telephone with representatives of the UN and that the attempt this week's talks was made by army generals and one of his ministers, but "never directly with him.
" LeRoy explained that the three generals Tuesday Ggbagbo Army and its foreign owner, Alcide Djedje, told the UN mission in the country (UNOCI) who wanted to negotiate "a peace settlement," but finally "Gbagbo refused to accept any bid for peace. " "Immediately, the next day, Gbagbo's forces started attacking again our headquarters and also the civilian population," said UN Under Secretary General, who explained that soon will set up a commission to investigate rights violations committed in the country.
LeRoy said that statements by Gbagbo's forces that all their heavy weapons have been destroyed are "a lie", as there is "evidence and everyone knows that there are still many heavy weapons in their hands and use them now against the civilian population and sometimes against our headquarters.
" The secretary general acknowledged that, after Tuesday, the Army general who had shown a willingness to surrender and hand over heavy weapons to UNOCI have not put back in contact with UN forces or representatives of the elected president Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. LeRoy said the UN role in negotiations this week was a mediator between the forces of Gbagbo and Ouattara and that the latter were asked the outgoing president to acknowledge his defeat in writing, something that had not international organization to do.
He said the UN has "very clear" that no one can go unpunished to the human rights violations that has seen the African country, "is the side that is" so that investigations are expected to dictate who the responsible for numerous cases detected. In that sense, he was pleased with Ouattara's speech in which he welcomed an international investigation on the matter.
The French ambassador's residence in Abidjan was attacked on Friday with heavy artillery and military loyal to Ivorian President outgoing, Laurent Gbagbo, the French Embassy said in a statement. "On April 8, at 16.00 GMT (18.00 pm CET Spanish), the residence was attacked by two mortars and a rocket from the positions of the forces still loyal to Gbagbo," the note.
Moments after the attack, the second in just 48 hours, the statement said, "a helicopter operation Licorne French attacked the positions of the supporters of Gbagbo, located within the perimeter of the presidential residence in the suburb of Cocody. The French Embassy said that "in accordance with resolution 1975 of the Security Council of the UN", the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and Licorne "have the right to implement its mandate of preventing the use of heavy weapons.
" Not the first such event happens in Abidjan in recent days after last Wednesday the Japanese ambassador's residence in the economic capital of Ivory Coast suffered a similar fate, also at the hands of men of Gbagbo. The Ivorian crisis began after the second round of presidential elections on 28 November, when Gbagbo, president of Ivory Coast since 2000, refused to admit defeat against Alassane Ouattara and cede power, despite international pressure to stop the presidency.
Alain Juppe, Foreign Minister of France, former colonial and active part in the negotiations between the sides of Ouattara and the outgoing president, said yesterday that the fall of Gbagbo is "unavoidable" and come within "the next few hours or in coming days. " Meanwhile, the people suffer and according to UN report, found more than 100 bodies in the past 24 hours.
Some were burned alive and others thrown into wells, said Friday as a member of the UN.
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