Trump to meet with Republic of Congo
president on Tuesday: Sassou spokesman
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[December 27, 2016]
(Reuters) - Republic of Congo
President Denis Sassou plans to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing political turmoil crisis in
Libya and other African issues, Sassou's spokesman said on Monday.
Sassou's spokesman Thierry Moungalla, in a post on Twitter, noted that
the two men were meeting to discuss ways to the end the Libyan crisis as
well other broader issues affecting the continent, according to a
statement attached to the tweet. He did not give any other details about
the meeting plans.
Representatives for Trump's team did not immediately respond to a
request for comment seeking to confirm the meeting with the incoming
Republican president, who takes office Jan. 20 and is spending this week
at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Libya is grappling with continuing political turmoil as rival
governments split the nation's East and West, and other armed factions
also compete for power. The United Nations earlier this month also cited
an ongoing human rights crisis affecting migrants there.
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Trump, a New York businessman who has never held elected office, has
been holding an ongoing stream of meetings at his property in Palm Beach
as well as Trump Tower in New York City as he prepares to assume the
White House from Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama.
Most of his meetings have centered on possible candidates to serve in
his administration, including his Cabinet.
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Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso reviews honour guards
during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, China, July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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In November, Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and,
according to a report, the two plan to meet again Jan. 27.
Trump has also fielded numerous calls from a number of world leaders
since winning the U.S. presidential election Nov. 8 against his
Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
(Reporting by Tim Cocks in Senegal and Melissa Fares in Palm Beach,
Florida; editing by Diane Craft)
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