May 30, 2011 7:54 PM

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South African Prez in talks with Gaddafi to find solution to Libyan conflict

The South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, is in Tripoli for talks with Col. Gaddafi to try to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya. A spokesman for Mr. Zuma said his main objectives were securing an immediate cease-fire and the delivery of humanitarian aid. A media report says President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Tripoli for what one of Col. Gaddafi's advisers admits may be the last chance of a diplomatic way out. But the prospects of a deal look slim. An African Union ceasefire proposal, President Zuma is bringing, has already been rejected by both Libya's rebels and NATO if it is not a call on the Libyan leader to step aside. His supporters though say there is no possibility of Col. Gaddafi either leaving office or Libya.

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