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"Mr President, I am delighted at this opportunity to discuss Africa, something we do far too rarely. So for once, for pity's sake, let us refrain from highlighting, or even exaggerating, the rivalries which exist within young, vulnerable African nations.
The democratic process in Côte d'Ivoire is well under way. The leader of the coup d'état in December 1999 has been beaten in general elections – a remarkable feat which would have been unheard of twenty years ago – by a candidate who may rightly call himself the legitimate president of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
We should therefore regard those who contest the legitimacy of President Gbagbo as subversive elements and the Ivorian government is entitled to take this into account. Mr Ouattara is not Ivorian and it is perfectly normal, as it would be in each of our own countries, for Côte d'Ivoire to refuse to allow people who are not Ivorian citizens to hold office. The concept of Ivorian nationality would appear to me to be perfectly well founded.
I would add that the third countries taking advantage of this situation to destabilise Côte d'Ivoire – presumably because they cannot control it – will not prevent democracy from making headway in Africa, especially in French-speaking Africa and Côte d'Ivoire, as it did in Senegal at the beginning of the year. It is to France's credit that it is supporting its partners and allies in this healthy development."@en1
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