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7 January 2011
Last updated at 06:52 ET
Ghana's president has said he does not think military force will solve the post-election deadlock in Ivory Coast.
John Atta Mills also said Ghana would not take sides in the stand-off between incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo and his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
The international community has recognised Mr Ouattara as the winner of November's presidential election and urged Mr Gbagbo to quit.
West African regional grouping Ecowas has threatened to force Mr Gbagbo out.
Mr Ouattara called this week for a special forces operation to remove Mr Gbagbo.
But President Mills appeared to reject such an idea in a speech on Friday. "I personally do not think the military option will solve the problem in Ivory Coast," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
"Ghana is not taking sides and Ghana will support any government."
Mr Ouattara remains behind a blockade at a hotel in the main city Abidjan, protected by UN peacekeepers and New Forces former rebels who control the north of the country.
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John Atta Mills also said Ghana would not take sides in the stand-off between incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo and his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
The international community has recognised Mr Ouattara as the winner of November's presidential election and urged Mr Gbagbo to quit.
West African regional grouping Ecowas has threatened to force Mr Gbagbo out.
Mr Ouattara called this week for a special forces operation to remove Mr Gbagbo.
But President Mills appeared to reject such an idea in a speech on Friday. "I personally do not think the military option will solve the problem in Ivory Coast," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
"Ghana is not taking sides and Ghana will support any government."
Mr Ouattara remains behind a blockade at a hotel in the main city Abidjan, protected by UN peacekeepers and New Forces former rebels who control the north of the country.
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