Kufuor to meet Kibaki and Odinga

President John Kufuor, head of the African Union(AU), will meet Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga Thursday to try to resolve a standoff after disputed elections in Kenya.

"I welcome his decision that .. he will go to Kenya," British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told reporters, adding that Kufuor was "well respected right across Africa and someone who has promoted human rights in his country and across Africa."
"He will call on them to urge their supporters to end violence and he will work with the parties to ensure reconciliation is brought about and perhaps a chance that some of the people who are at the moment opponents may join a government of national unity."
And he added: "I think it is very important that the international community supports the efforts of President Kufuor,"
"He is trying very hard with other people to bring an end to the violence and we will give whatever support we can to President Kufuor's mediation which will take place tomorrow."
The dispute over last week's presidential ballot, focused on discrepancies in the counting process, has triggered Kenya's worst urban unrest in 25 years and undermined east Africa's largest economy.