Cote D'Ivoire armed conflict may resume - RF envoy extraordinary.

ABIDJAN, June 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The situation in Cote D'Ivoire remains
tense, and the armed conflict may resume, Russia's Envoy Extraordinary
Leonid Rogov said on Thursday.
"The situation in the country is very vague, and the violation may
repeat any moment," he said. "Some allies of former President Loran Gbagbo
have left, but may come back, some are hiding inside the country, and the
population carries many guns, that is why an armed conflict cannot be
excluded.
The number of refugees in Cote D'Ivoire makes about 480,000, where 300
are refugees inside the country, and the remaining 180,000 left abroad, to
Liberia and Ghana.
"No Russians were victims in the armed conflict in Cote D'Ivoire," he
continued. "There was practically no evacuation of Russian citizens, only
those who preferred to leave, were able to go."
As for Russia's humanitarian aid, "no doubt it will be helpful for the
locals," he said, "The republic's government expresses appreciation to the
Russian Federation for the aid, and the people of Cote D'Ivoire valued
attention from Russia to their difficulties."
On Wednesday, plane of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry
delivered to Cote D'Ivoire 36 tonnes of food, tents, blankets and so forth.
The conflict which lasted for almost five months killed 3,000 in Cote
D'Ivoire.