Ivorian Premier confers with President Kufuor

Prime Minister Elimane Seydou Diarra of Cote D'Ivoire on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with President John Agyekum Kufuor at the Castle, Osu.

Speaking to Journalists after the meeting Premier Diarra said with the role being played by President Kufuor in the Ivorian crisis, it was necessary to have regular interaction and brief him about negotiations reached so far.

Sources closed to the meeting said Premier Diarra briefed the ECOWAS Chairman on the allocation of portfolios to the various parties involved in the formation of a new government in Cote D'Ivoire and the implementation of the Marcoussis Accord.