Josselin represents France, EU at reconciliation forum

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Minister of Co-operation and Francophonie, Charles Josselin would represent France and the European Union Council at Cote d'Ivoire's national reconciliation forum scheduled to open in Abidjan Tuesday.
Josselin will later hold discussions with President Laurent Gbagbo as well as various political leaders and representatives of the French community in Cote d'Ivoire, the French Embassy in Abidjan said Monday.
Diplomatic sources said Josselin's presence in Abidjan reflected the importance Paris and other major European capitals attach to the success of the forum, proposed by Gbagbo in a move to fully normalise co-operation between the EU and Cote d'Ivoire.