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(TALKZIMBABWE) US Congress team visits Zimbabwe

US Congress team visits Zimbabwe
Staff reporter
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:17:00 +0000

A FIVE-MEMBER congressional delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives will visit Zimbabwe this week "to assess progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement".

A statement issued by the US embassy in Harare says the team will also assess "economic reforms and visit U.S. funded humanitarian assistance projects". The delegation is led by Democratic Representatives Gregory Meeks and Melvin Watt, who represent New York and North Carolina,respectively.

The team plans to meet with senior government officials from the main political parties and leaders from non-governmental organizations.

Other members of the delegation include Democratic representatives André Carson of Indiana and Republican's Jack Kingston of Georgia.

This is the second visit to Zimbabwe in six months for Congressmen Meeks, Watt and Kingston.

In September 2009, Congressman Meeks led a five-member delegation that met with President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Speaker of the House of Assembly Lovemore Moyo and the tri-partite chairs of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution.

Labels: DELEGATIONS, GREGORY MEEKS, ZIMBABWE

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