Zimbabwe: Unity Talks Begin in SA As UN Security Council Weighs Sanctions Vote

Pretoria — The negotiations between Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu (PF) and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) got under way at an undisclosed venue in SA yesterday while the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on tougher mandatory sanctions against the country.

Sources close to the negotiation process were reluctant to divulge information about the talk's agenda yesterday, saying the facilitating team was only pleased that the parties had finally come together even though they were poles apart about the preconditions of starting the talks.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.