Kenya's Rival Parties Sign Agreement Before Adjourning Talks
By VOA News
14 February 2008
Kenya's rival political parties signed an agreement Thursday before adjourning talks aimed at resolving the dispute over December's presidential election.
A spokesman for former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says Mr. Annan will release the text of the agreement and give a news conference on Friday to outline what the negotiators have agreed to.
The spokesman says representatives of President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement will resume talks Monday.
The sides have been holding talks with Mr. Annan for more than a week to try to resolve the political dispute that triggered deadly ethnic clashes across Kenya. The violence has killed more than a thousand people.
The opposition accuses President Kibaki of rigging the December 27 vote to ensure re-election.
Separately Thursday, Kenya's foreign minister Moses Wetangula lashed out at a top British diplomat who said Britain does not recognize President Kibaki as legitimately elected.
On Wednesday, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Adam Wood, told Kenyan television that given election irregularities, Britain does not recognize the current Kenyan government as representing the will of the Kenyan people.
Kenya's foreign minister said his government does not need a stamp of approval from Britain to reflect the will of Kenyans.
He said the British official's comments showed total disregard for diplomatic etiquette.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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