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Sierra Leone appeals to Liberia to help end war

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    Sierra Leone's new ambassador to Liberia, Kemoh Salia-Bao, appealed on Tuesday to Liberian President Charles Taylor to help end the civil war in his country, news organisations reported. "Considering the economic, cultural and social ties between our two nations, Sierra Leoneans are convinced that with your personal intervention, the war can speedily come to an end," Reuters quoted Salia-Bao as saying at his accreditation ceremony. He added that Sierra Leone believed in "mutual respect and sovereignity." According to Reuters, Salia-Bao did not mention the charge frequently levelled at Taylor by Sierra Leone and international organisations that he supports the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, a charge Taylor has always denied.

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