COTE D’IVOIRE / COMPAORÉ

Facilitator of the Ivorian peace process, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, arrives in Abidjan in an attempt to find a solution to the political crisis in the country. UNOCI

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:49
• Production Date: 24 February 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS IN COTE D'IVOIRE - UNOCI
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL CONDITIONS; POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; PEACE AND SECURITY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS
• Geographic Subject: COTE D'IVOIRE
• MAMS Id: U100224a

Description

STORY: COTE D’IVOIRE / COMPAORÉ
TRT: 3 :49
SOURCE: UNOCI
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 22-23 FEBRUARY 2010, ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Shotlist

23 FEBRUARY 2010, ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

1. Med shot, arrival of Inocent Anaky, President of Le Mouvement des forces de l'avenir (MFA)
2. Med shot, Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President of Rassemblement des Républicains (RDR)
3. Wide shot, Mabri Toikeusse, President of Union pour la Démocratie et pour la Paix en Côte d'Ivoire (UDPCI) with Rally of Houphouétistes for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) leaders
4. Med shot, Francis Wodié, President of Ivorian Workers' Party (PIT)
5. Various shots, exterior of Henry Konan Bédié, President of Parti Democratique de la Cote d'Ivoire (PDCI) where delegates met
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Alphonse Djédjé Mady, President, Rally of Houphouétistes for Democracy and Peace (RHDP):
“Following the stay of President Compaore in Abidjan yesterday, there has been an agreement with respect to independent electoral commission.”
7. Various shots, delegates meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Alphonse Djédjé Mady, Rally of Houphouétistes for Democracy and Peace (RHDP):
“Since we are in search of a solution to the process of crisis, the Independent Electoral Commission as a whole will not be dissolved. It is the President and his four Vice Presidents.”

22 FEBRUARY 2010, ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

9. Various shots, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso arrives
10. Med shot, President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire welcomes Compaoré
11. Various shots, delegation arrives at Hotel Pulmann
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso:
“The results are satisfactory, whether the level of acceptance of stakeholders from the Linas Marcoussis Agreement to engage in government formation, but also on elections, parties are given a day to reconstitute the Electoral Independent Commission during that same week. This will allow to work very quickly on the quality of the electoral list according to the procedure but also to perform other tasks, allowing the presidential election this year.”
13. Med shot, Compaoré and Gbagbo
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Young-Jin Choi, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire:
“The suffering of population must end It is necessary to end violence. Democratic demonstrations are one thing, but violence is not acceptable.”
15. Cutaway, press conference
16. SOUNDBITE (French) Young-Jin Choi, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire:
“As you know it is the formation of new government and the electoral list. We all agree that the provisional electoral list must be preserved.”
17. Wide shot, press conference
18. Various shots, Compaoré leaving for the airport

Storyline

Facilitator of the Ivorian peace process, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, met with leaders of Côte d’Ivoire’s various political parties yesterday.

The meeting took place at the residence of Henry Konan Bédié, President of Parti Democratique de la Cote d'Ivoire (PDCI).

Alphonse Djédjé Mady from Rally of Houphouétistes for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) said that Compaoré was the country to help find a solution to the current political crisis.

Compaoré held meetings with all the actors in the Ivorian crisis as well as with the diplomatic corp. The consultations resulted in the formation of a new 27-member government with the same political configuration as the last government.

Compaoré arrived in the country on Monday (22 February). At a press conference, he said the political parties are now given a day to reconstitue the Electoral Independent Commission making way for the Presidential elections later this year.

Speaking to journalists after his meeting with Compaoré, Secretary-General’s Special Representative Choi Young-Jin stressed the need to preserve the achievements made so far in the electoral process in particular the provisional electoral list.

He also said that a new Government and Independent Electoral Commission would need to quickly process appeals concerning this list in order to obtain a final voter’s list.

Compaoré left for Burkina Faso later yesterday.