Tsvangirai Refuses to Sign MoU

Posted to the web 17 July 2008 Takunda Maodza Harare MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that had been reached between negotiators from his party, the other MDC formation and Zanu-PF outlining the agenda of the inter-party dialogue. Sources close to the talks said Tsvangirai claimed that he had been advised by the African Union Commission chairman, Mr Jean Ping, not to sign the memorandum, which also expresses his party's commitment to the talks. This is the second time that Tsvangirai has backed out of the talks claiming that Mr Ping had advised him not to attend. The first time was when he snubbed a meeting he had requested between himself, President Mugabe and the leader of the other MDC formation, Arthur Mutambara, which was brokered by South African President Thabo Mbeki... [read full story]