Bring in the mediators, says Tsvangirai

FANUEL JONGWE | HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Oct 09 2008 14:14 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday that power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe had stalled and outside mediation was needed to break the deadlock. But he insisted the deal to form a joint unity government could work, saying: "We are confident about the potential of the deal. There is nothing wrong with the deal." "In the process of implementation; we have hit an impasse, but not on fundamental contents of the deal," he added. "We have declared a deadlock and therefore the process cannot move forward except in the presence of the facilitator ... We have asked him to come over and he has said he will... [read full story]