held positions in the north of the country, setting off a wave of unrest. The agreement calls for the rebels to disarm, and there was a recommitment to hold elections in October. The thorniest issue of the talks, the question of citizenship and eligibility to stand in presidential election, was not resolved, but president Mbeki said it should be solved within a week. Mbeki managed to bring together President Gbagbo, the rebel group New Forces and the country's two main opposition politicians - former Prime Minister Allasane Ouattara and former President Henri Konan Bedie. ---SP 2325 Local Time 2025 GMT
