Mali's new interim leader Cheick Modibo Diarra is ready for talks with armed groups who have seized control of the country's north.
BAMAKO - Mali's new interim leader Cheick Modibo Diarra said he was ready for talks with armed groups who have seized control of the country's north -- but not under duress.
"Yes, we will negotiate because we hate war. We will negotiate because we are not afraid to negotiate," he said on state television. But not with "a knife to the throat, accepting a fait accompli."
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