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Government urges Liberia to reconsider diplomat’s expulsion

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    The Guinean government has asked Liberia to reconsider its decision to expel its ambassador, Baba Soare, Guinean radio reported on Friday. Foreign Minister Camara Bangoura said in a statement that the call was in the interest of “restoring the trust needed to establish sustainable peace”.

    Although the government regretted the Liberian move, it reiterated its resolve to “work relentlessy for the consolidation of the relations woven by history, geography and culture between the Liberian and Guinean people”, the radio reported.

    On 19 March, President Charles Taylor ordered the expulsion of the Guinean envoy and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Kemoh Salia-Bao, because of what Monrovia said were “acts incompatible with their status”.

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