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Ivory Coast president visits former rebel stronghold, burns weapons

(30 Jul 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and other African dignitaries approaching across sports stadium 2. Various of people pouring petrol onto pile of wood and weapons (handed in by rebels) 3. Torch is handed from hand to hand among African heads of state, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso hands it to Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro who hold it aloft, to applause from audience in stands at stadium 4. Mid shot Gbagbo and heads of state walking forward, Gbagbo (on right) and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro (on left) walking towards pile, both holding torch 5. Close up pile of weapons, flames spreading through them, UPSOUND: applause 6. Wider shot flaming pile of weapons, firemen damping down debris that has flipped out of fire 7. Close up pull out as Gbagbo and Soro release doves of peace, crowds, applause 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of ECOWAS (Economic Community Of West African States) "... very important event in the reunification of Cote d'Ivoire, we're very pleased with this ceremony, and congratulations to the people of Cote d'Ivoire for this impressive ceremony." 9. Side shot Gbagbo, heads of state and dignitaries walking in stadium, band playing 10. Bystanders draped in Ivory Coast flags STORYLINE Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday made his first visit to the former rebel stronghold of Bouake since a peace deal five months ago allowed the reunification of the country's north and south. At a special ceremony at a sports stadium in Bouake, Gbagbo saluted the Ivorian flag alongside Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who until a few months ago controlled the town as the leader of the rebel-held north. The two set fire to weapons handed over by the rebels, in a symbolic act of reconciliation. In a gesture of solidarity marking the importance of the peace accord, Gbagbo was joined in Bouake by the presidents of South Africa, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau, as well as diplomats from Senegal, Ghana and Niger. They made a circle around the piled-up weapons and a torch with an open flame was passed from president to president, until it reached Gbagbo. Gbagbo and Soro, holding the torch together, then set fire to the pile of firearms heaped in the centre of the pitch, to applause from the crowd. Gbagbo and Soro also released three white doves, to symbolise peace. For years, Ivory Coast - the world's largest cocoa producer and once the most cosmopolitan country in the region - had been cleaved in two, with a rebel-controlled north vying for power against a government-held south. The peace deal signed in March brought an end to the war which had erupted in 2002 by installing Soro as prime minister in return for the New Forces rebels laying down their guns. Many peace deals have been signed, but the March 4 accord has so far had the most staying power. Soro's rapprochement with Gbagbo has not been without its critics, especially in Bouake, where some of the former rebels did not back the peace deal. On a recent visit to Bouake, unknown assailants attacked Soro's plane, shooting at it as it tried to land. Three people were killed by the force of the landing last month. On Monday, Gbagbo arrived in Bouake by road instead of by plane. About 9,000 U.N. troops and 3,500 French soldiers are deployed in Ivory Coast and most of them are employed in patrolling the buffer zone that runs east to west, dividing the country. Since the peace deal, Ivorians have begun dismantling the buffer zone, one of the most visible signs that the country was returning to normality. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...