IC Publications: EU sanctions on Zimbabwe will stay until govt formed
EU sanctions on Zimbabwe will stay until govt formed
European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe will remain until rival parties there break an impasse and form a government, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday. In a written answer to parliament, Miliband said that positive momentum built up when President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to a power-sharing deal was "fast evaporating." The deal was signed in Harare on September 15, but Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change have been deadlocked since then, and a failure to reach an accord on the cabinet has delayed the formation of a unity government.
"Until a new Zimbabwean government are appointed and that government show by their action their commitment to reform, EU targeted measures will remain in place," Miliband said. The British minister added that though humanitarian assistance would continue, "it is not the long-term solution in Zimbabwe." He said that he would discuss the situation in Zimbabwe with his EU counterparts on October 13.
Labels: Council of Europe, Sanctions, Zimbabwe
