This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

1. News reports in today's Ivorian press say that the Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro and the Cote d'Ivoire's former President Henri Konan Bedie met yesterday "to iron out their political differences." The November 10-11's visit to Cote d'Ivoire of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte also continues to be subject of reporting and analysis in the Ivorian newspapers.

2. Le Courrier d'Abidjan (a daily close to President Gbagbo): The paper carries a picture of Ambassador Negroponte on its front page with a headline reading: "Peace process in Cote d'Ivoire: The secret behind the visit of Bush's emissary." The sub-headline also says the visit is "a proof that the United Nations is no more credible." This implies that the USA does not have confidence in the UN report on Cote d'Ivoire.

3. Le Courrier d'Abidjan reports that after his meeting with all Ivoirian political stakeholders, the American diplomat declared that his country is "hopeful" that the inter-Ivoirian agreement would be applied. Quoting an Ivoirian diplomatic source, the paper suggests that "the visit of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte to Cote d'Ivoire must be seen as a setback or a disapproval of reports documented by the United Nations' Mission in Cote d'Ivoire."

4. Le Matin d'Abidjan (a daily close to President Gbagbo): "The visit of John Negroponte to Abidjan is a sign that Paris and Washington do not have the same interpretation of the peace process underway in Cote d'Ivoire," comments the paper. It continues: "The Bush Administration taught the French a diplomatic lesson. The high level visit of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte tells a different story from the negative image that Nicolas Sarkozy [the French President] tries to perpetuate."

5. According to Le Matin d'Abidjan, the Department of State's second ranking official came to Cote d'Ivoire to see for himself the application of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. The paper then quotes Ambassador Negroponte as saying, "There is strong hope that the Ouagadougou Political Agreement would be implemented."

6. Soir Info (a privately-owned daily): The paper quotes Ambassador Negroponte as saying, "As far as the question of sanctions are concerned, it is my understanding that those sanctions continue to remain in place although if there are some exceptional reasons to consider an exception to those sanctions, before the peace process has been completed, I am sure that the international community might be willing to consider that."

7. Speaking on his meetings with Ivoirian political leaders, reports Soir Info, the Deputy Secretary of State said: "I stressed to everyone I met that the United States wants to see Cote d'Ivoire regain peace and prosperity. We believe the Ouagadougou Political Agreement offers a very good path to recovery and for that reason we support its implementation as soon as possible." The paper also quotes Ambassador Negroponte as saying: "If the Ouagadougou Agreement is well implemented and as soon as possible, we, the United States and Cote d'Ivoire, will be in a better position to fully realize the potential of our bilateral relationships."

8. Fraternite Matin (a state-owned daily): A front-page story in the paper says that "the Ivoirian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and the Cote d'Ivoire's former President Henri Konan Bedie have buried their differences over the implementation of the Ouagadougou Agreement." Regarding recent reports announcing the formation of new government, paper quotes Soro as saying, "I don't see any reasons for that."