Noureddine Mezni Quotations

Most have been released, but it is not clear how many.

The deadline was put back by 48 hours.

We found the bodies of the two missing and we have two other soldiers killed in the attack and two civilian workers.

We cannot continue to negotiate forever. Divisions in the (rebel) movements complicate the whole process and we are trying to bring the factions closer together.

During the night sessions, everybody was saying it was the time for decisions. We are thinking that a new cease-fire would create conditions on the ground to reach agreement on the issues of wealth and power sharing.

Now it seems the rescue team was caught also by the group and the only one who was actually released was the Chadian member of the team. It seems they may be holding around 40 now.

That's why we are pushing now. The remaining issues are power-sharing, wealth-sharing and security arrangements.

Thirty-six were released, two are missing and still with this armed group -- the AU team leader and the translator.

All the three frameworks - security arrangements, power sharing and wealth sharing commissions - established for negotiation during the current round of talks resumed deliberations.