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Libya accepts cease-fire plan: Zuma
11 Apr 2011 at 05:14hrs | Views
South African President Jacob Zuma says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has accepted the African Union's "road map" for a cease-fire with rebels.
Zuma and other African leaders travelled to Tripoli to meet Gaddafi on Sunday and will be in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Monday to meet leaders of the opposition.
The African Union's road map calls for an immediate cease-fire, opening channels for humanitarian aid and talks between the rebels and the government.
Gaddafi has ignored the cease-fire he announced after international airstrikes were authorised last month, and he rejects rebel demands that he step down.
Zuma says despite the divide, "We have to give the cease-fire a chance."
Zuma and other African leaders travelled to Tripoli to meet Gaddafi on Sunday and will be in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Monday to meet leaders of the opposition.
The African Union's road map calls for an immediate cease-fire, opening channels for humanitarian aid and talks between the rebels and the government.
Gaddafi has ignored the cease-fire he announced after international airstrikes were authorised last month, and he rejects rebel demands that he step down.
Zuma says despite the divide, "We have to give the cease-fire a chance."
Source - Sapa
