5 May 2008
Luanda — The ministerial troika of political, defence and security organ with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Sunday here exhorted Zimbabwe's political parties to accept the results of the elections, as well as participate in the second round of the poll.
According to a press communiqué from a troika's meeting held on May 02-04, in Luanda, the members also exhorted the Zimbabwean government to ensure that the second round of the presidential election be held in a secure environment.
The troika has reminded that the extraordinary summit on the post-electoral situation in Zimbabwe held on April 12-13, 2008, in Lusaka, has congratulated Zimbabweans for the peaceful way they behaved before, during and after the elections.
On the document, the troika also recommends SADC's executive secretary to prepare the region's observation mission to the run-off in Zimbabwe.
The troika composed by Angola, that chairs the organ, Swaziland and Tanzania congratulated the efforts by the observation mission, led by Angola's Youth and Sports minister, Marcos Barrica.
On the other hand, the organisation also congratulated Madagascar for the holding of peaceful, credible and professionally managed elections, which met the SADC guidelines.
The organ also reiterated the need to aid the post-conflict reconstruction process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and congratulated its people and government for the peaceful way they participated and contributed to better face the challenges posed by the situation in the eastern part of that country.
Still in the DRC, they said the signing of the peace accord in February 2008 represents a positive step that needs the engagement and support of SADC.
The meeting was presided over by Angola's Foreign Affairs minister, Joao Miranda, and had the participation of the Angolan Home Affairs minister, Roberto Leal Monteiro, Swaziland's top diplomat, Mathendele Dlamini, and Tanzania's deputy minister of Defence, Emmanuel Nchimbi, and SADC's executive secretary, Tomáz Salomão.
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