Brussels, 06/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Following the military Coup d'Etat of last 24 December in Ivory Coast, the European Commission is preparing to propose to the Council to start, under the fourth Lome Convention amended (Article 366b), the procedure possibly leading to the suspension of co-operation and development with the country if no solution is found to re-establish the democratic principles and the rule of law in Ivory Coast.
The initiative will be formalised this Friday by the...