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Zimbabwe: President Gets Solidarity Message From Wade
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The Herald (Harare)
2 May 2008
Posted to the web 2 May 2008
Harare
SENEGALESE President Abdoulaye Wade has sent a special message of solidarity to President Mugabe and the people of Zimbabwe calling for unity and peace in the post-election period.
Dr Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, the Senegalese Foreign Minister, delivered the message to President Mugabe at State House in Harare yesterday.
Speaking to journalists after meeting Cde Mugabe, Dr Gadio said President Wade urged Zimbabweans to work together for the prosperity of Zimbabwe and the continent as a whole.
He said President Wade was sending the message to show the people of Zimbabwe that Africa was behind Zimbabwe during this momentous period.
"President Wade would like the people of Zimbabwe to know that Senegal and Africa will always be solidly behind your country as fellow Africans and we are behind all efforts going on to resolve the challenges facing the country," said Dr Gadio.
"President Wade has also expressed hope that Zimbabweans would continue to work together as there is no greater time to work in unity to protect and defend the country's interests."
The Senegalese minister said people should realise that any challenges faced by Zimbabwe would affect the whole continent and President Wade was following with keen interest the situation in Zimbabwe.
"President Wade is very much interested in the post-election situation in the country and would like to wish the people of Zimbabwe well while hoping for peace, security and stability to prevail in Zimbabwe."
Dr Gadio, who spent more than an hour in the closed meeting with Cde Mugabe, said he was satisfied with the briefing he got from the President and would inform Mr Wade, who was keen to learn from events on the ground.
He said Senegal hoped that Zimbabweans would not divide themselves along political lines.
Dr Gadio said President Wade also expressed hope that the people of Zimbabwe would join hands to work for the future of Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole.
President Wade visited Zimbabwe in November last year and held talks with President Mugabe and called on Britain, the US and the European Union to lift illegal sanctions imposed on the country.
He urged African countries to support Zimbabwe and promised to lead a campaign against the sanctions, which he described as unfair to Zimbabweans.
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The Senegalese leader also expressed confidence in Zimbabwe's future, which he said was bright and would prosper with the support of fellow African countries.
Mr Wade also said the Zimbabwe issue was an African issue, which should be collectively addressed by Africans.
Zimbabwe and Senegal enjoy cordial relations despite the two countries' different colonial history and experiences.
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