"We have broken the ice. They (Gbagbo and Quattara) have agreed to meet face to face but under certain conditions," Odinga, Kenya´s prime minister, told AFP by telephone from Abuja.[break]
Odinga spoke shortly before African mediators were to debrief Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria´s president and current leader of regional bloc ECOWAS, on their mission to the Ivory Coast the day before.
Odinga was part of a four-member African delegation that held talks with the rival leaders in Abidjan on Monday.
"We had useful discussions with the parties in Ivory Coast. It was a useful beginning. More efforts have to be made to achieve peace in Ivory Coast," Odinga said.
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