Goukouni met with Chadian President Idriss Déby on April 17, 2007, in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss ways to end a civil war. Saying that Chad was in grave danger, Goukouni expressed a hope that he could use his "moral authority" to save it. He said that in turn he wanted to be allowed to return to Chad from exile in the future, and he said that Déby had agreed to that. On April 19, the leaders of two rebel groups rejected Goukouni's offer to mediate.