02 July 2008 - 19H29
Zimbabwe hails AU resolution on unity government
A day after the African Union concluded a bi-annual summit calling for dialogue between Zimbabwe’s political foes, Zimbabwe’s information minister welcomed the resolution, saying the government was ready for dialogue.
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Zimbabwe's information minister on Wednesday praised a resolution by African Union leaders calling for a national unity government, saying Robert Mugabe's regime was ready for talks with all sides.
"This is a welcome resolution which is an endorsement of President Mugabe's statements and pronouncements," Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu told AFP.
"Government is ready for dialogue with whoever, a dialogue for national unity in Zimbabwe," Ndlovu said.
The African Union concluded its bi-annual summit in Egypt on Tuesday calling for dialogue between the country's political foes and urging a national unity administration in the aftermath of Mugabe's widely discredited re-election.
In his inaugural speech on Sunday, Mugabe said it was time for Zimbabweans to bury their political differences and try to work around unity.
"It is only endorsing what the president said, that he is going for national dialogue and is open to anyone who is willing to talk, not national unity concocted by the West," said Ndlovu.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), whose leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of the election in March but boycotted last week's run-off poll, was meeting Wednesday to decide its reaction to the AU resolution.
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Mugabe will never share power
He's rigged virtually every election since he's been in power and he's ruthless.
He's laughing at AU because their proposal gives him legitimacy.
The chance of him actually allowing the opposition to do anything meaningful is zero.
Just like Saddam he will prevaricate until it's too late for anyone to do anything.
no unity
No and NO again . Mugabe attempted ethnic clensing on the ndebeles , he is guilty of war crimes done just after he rigged the 1980 elections he is also guilty of murdering people in mashonaland. How then can he say unity we want justice and we want blood. And to the AU do something now or we will do it ourselves. we have no choice.Mbeki cant controll crime in his own country how then can he solve our problems. .To president Bush i say you are a man and a half, if Saddum was like Mugabe then even God will not hold you guilty you did a good thing in Iraq, keep the spirit. Its disheartening for the rest of the world to let an evil man massacre pple and all they do is talk of sunctions, rather shut up and enjoy the show or stand up and fight for justice like President Bush. we are left with no option but war, if its our blood mugabe wants we will give him, not that we like it but for the sake of our children we will take him down, and all of you who cant do anything may watch us pay the ultimate price for our freedom. Thank you Mbeki you have caused us to loose our lives for your selfish ends, it could have been better if you not born at all.You are guilty as well!