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(TALKZIMBABWE) Japan urges Zimbabwe to form all-inclusive govt

Japan urges Zimbabwe to form all-inclusive govt
Ralph Nkomo
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:47:00 +0000

JAPAN has urged Zanu PF and the opposition MDC factions to form the all-inclusive Government after the gazetting of Constitutional Amendment Number 19 Bill and help put to an end the humanitarian and political crisis in the country.

Speaking at a press conference in the capital, Harare the Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Koichi Morita said the inclusive Government is the answer to some of the challenges facing the country and those in the opposition should take up positions they agreed on.

“We urge all the parties in Zimbabwe to form an inclusive Government as agreed on September 15,” said the ambassador.

“My country believes that an inclusive Government is the only answer to the challenges being faced by the people of Zimbabwe,” he added.

Morita, who presented his credentials to President Mugabe in October this year, was referring to the September 15 Global Political Agreement signed by the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change and the ruling Zanu PF party.

Under the Agreement, the leader of the larger MDC-T formation, Morgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister and Professor Arthur Mutambara of the smaller MDC formation, become Deputy Prime Minister.

At his appointment ambassador Morita urged Harare and London to resolve their dispute for the sake of the Zimbabwean people.

He said the dispute between Britain and Zimbabwe was not insurmountable and expressed optimism that relations between the two countries would normalize in the near future.

Ambassador Morita’s sentiments follow similar echoes by the Sadc Chair, South African President Motlanthe, who said he expected the all-inclusive Government to be formed this week.

Labels: JAPAN, NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, ZIMBABWE

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