South Africa: Mbeki Tipped to Steer Peace Negotiations in Haiti

Johannesburg — PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki's visit to Haiti to mark the bicentenary of the Haitian revolution against France could lead to SA's mediation in peace talks to end years of internal conflict in the embattled Caribbean state.

It is understood that rebels in Haiti are in favour of Mbeki's mediation and the French government supports the idea on the grounds that SA's experience with peace talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi could help Haitians reach a longlasting peace settlement.

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