Central African Republic president, PM resign at summit: statement

Credit: Reuters/Herve Serefio

Central African Republic's President Michel Djotodia sits during a conference in Bangui December 8, 2013.

Talks to decide a new leadership will take place in Bangui, Central African Republic's capital, at a later date, the statement said.

Regional leaders had put pressure on Djotodia to step down after he failed to halt months of inter-religious violence that has forced 1 million people from their homes.

(Reporting by Madjiasra Nako; Writing by David Lewis; Editing by Janet Lawrence)