Three representatives of the Economic Community of West African States and an African Union representative met twice Monday with self-declared Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo in an attempt to persuade him to step down, but there was no indication late in the day that they were near their goal. “We had a very fruitful meeting between all parties and in a good spirit,” Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma told reporters after meeting with Gbagbo for a second time Monday in his residence here. “But the discussions are still underway.” He said a full statement would be issued Tuesday.
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