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rian President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday paid a short visit
to the west African state of Guinea, it was believed for talks with
leaders there on the situation in war-torn Liberia.
The visit was not officially explained, but diplomats in the
capital Conakry said Obasanjo was set to meet Guinean President
Lansana Conte and explain his withdrawal of support for the
Liberian rebel group Lurd (Liberians United for Reconciliation and
Democracy), which has been fighting the regime of President Charles
Taylor.
Obasanjo was expected to leave Conakry late yesterday.
The governments of Guinea and Liberia have been trading accusations
for some years that the one has been supporting movements hostile
to the other.
The Guinean government said last month it was happy to hear that
Taylor had been indicted by a UN court for war crimes and crimes
against humanity.
On arrival here Obasanjo drove to the presidential palace to meet
Conte, Obasanjo was met on arrival at the airport by Moussa Solano,
the Guinean minister for territorial administration and
decentralisation.
Conte makes only sporadic appearances outside his native village
because of a diabetic condition.
Last week, Taylor, who has been indicted by a court in Sierra Leone
for war crimes committed in that country's civil war, accepted an
offer of asylum in Nigeria.
But he has refused to step down from power until an international
peace force arrives to restore order in his country. - Sapa-AFP.
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