Blaise Compaore (2nd R), Burkina Faso's president and long-time regional crisis mediator, receives the military honour as he arrives at the international airport in Conakry October 5, 2009. The ECOWAS grouping of West African states said in a statement it had named Compaore to push for talks between the junta and Guinean opposition forces to ensure January's election was credible. At right is Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, chief of the ruling junta of Guinea. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GUINEA POLITICS CONFLICT)
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