(TALKZIMBABWE) Mozambique to host Sadc summit on Zim

Mozambique to host Sadc summit on Zim
Floyd Nkomo
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000

MOZAMBIQUE will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on Thursday in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare's inclusive Government, that country's foreign ministry spokeswoman said.

The three-member security organ (the Troika) of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), which brokered Zimbabwe's inclusive deal, will hold the summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo, Mozambique's Yunassy Muchanga told AFP.

"They have agreed to hold a meeting here on Thursday. But we don't know any more details yet," she said.

Mozambique currently heads Sadc's security organ, which sent a delegation to Harare last week.

Swaziland and Zambia are also members of the Troika, and Muchanga said other countries were unlikely to take part in the talks.

Tsvangirai "disengaged" co-operation with President Mugabe's Zanu PF party more than two weeks ago, threatening the inclusive Government formed in February this year.

Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo who currently heads Sadc, was in Harare on Monday for talks with both leaders.

Tsvangirai's spokesman James Maridadi told AFP that PM Tsvangirai would attend the Maputo talks.

"Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will be attending the conference in Maputo on Thursday to discuss the powersharing agreement," he told AFP.