Ivory Coast defense minister in Bouake for talks with mutineers

[WorldNews]

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivory Coast Defense Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi arrived in Bouake, the country's second largest city, on Saturday to meet with disgruntled soldiers behind a revolt that has spread across the West African nation. "I came, as promised, to meet with our brothers. I am there to reassure them, as the president asked me to," he said before meeting with the mutineers. "We are going to listen and find a solution." (Reporting by Ange Aboa; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Tim ****s and John Stonestreet)

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