Chad government, rebels to hold Tripoli peace talks

N'DJAMENA, June 22 (Reuters) Chad's government and rebel leaders are to hold Libyan-brokered peace talks in Tripoli aimed at ending an eastern insurgency against President Idriss Deby's rule, a rebel chief said today.

Timan Erdimi, who forms part of an anti-Deby coalition, told Reuters by telephone from Tripoli that he and other rebel leaders were due to start talks tomorrow with a Chadian government delegation led by Minister of State Adoum Younousmi.

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