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Summit ends without Zimbabwe deal

Article published on the 2008-08-18 Latest update 2008-08-18 10:59 TU

Robert Mugabe arrives in Johannesburg.(Photo : AFP)

Robert Mugabe arrives in Johannesburg.
(Photo : AFP)

A spokesman for Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai has failed to accept a power-sharing deal with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. The pair met on the sidelines of the Southern African Development Community Summit in Johannesburg (Sadc.)

 

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South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating the crisis, has said that talks would continue.

The MDC is insisting President Robert Mugabe surrender his executive powers. Tsvangirai is said to have agreed in principle to take on a prime ministerial role in a new national unity government, but how much power he will have is as yet undecided.

Mugabe and the opposition have since July been engaged in power-sharing negotiations, but the talks have stalled over the issue of who should hold the executive powers.

In other business, the 14-member Southern African Development Community (Sadc) agreed to launch a regional trade zone aimed at eliminating import tariffs, with plans for a common currency by 2018.

Zimbabwe is among a majority of Sadc countries who will participate in the trade zone. Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo did not join up immediately.