Zimbabwe: Lift Sanctions, Angola Tells EU

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Harare Zanu-PF and MDC-T negotiators flew to South Africa yesterday evening to begin talks to resolve the country's political and economic problems as Angola called on the European Union to lift the illegal embargo against Harare. The call came on the same day as the Zanu-PF Politburo held an extraordinary meeting in Harare where it endorsed dialogue. Meanwhile, Russia said the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding vindicated its position at the United Nations Security Council to oppose more sanctions against Zimbabwe. The ruling party negotiators, Cde Patrick Chinamasa and Cde Nicholas Goche, and their MDC-T counterparts Tendai Biti and Elton Mangoma were on the same South African Airways flight to Johannesburg. Airport officials confirmed the four negotiators were travelling on the same... [read full story]