BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president told international mediators on Wednesday he wanted changes to a proposed ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, meaning talks will have to resume on Thursday in neighbouring Burkina Faso.
An agreement to allow Mali's civil administration and armed forces to return to the Tuaregs' last stronghold of Kidal, in Mali's remote northeast, is essential for presidential elections on July 28 needed to unlock billions of euros in donors' pledges.
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