ZIMBABWE: NEW MOVE
by RAY FLEMING
THE shock administered to the international community nine days ago when China and Russia unexpectedly used their vetos to block a UN Security Council resolution proposing strong sanctions against Zimbabwe and its leaders has seemed to paralyse any further action.
However, yesterday a new initiative emerged when the African Union floated the idea of a reference group to participate in negotiations between President Mugabe and Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The group would consist of South Africa's president Thabo Mbeki and representatives of the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and the United Nations.
The advantage of this approach is that it would enable others with a key interest in the Zimbabwe crisis to keep in close touch with whatever negotiations are taking place between the two principals, Mugabe and Tsvangirai. This would buttress the latter's position which otherwise is one of a supplicant even though he actually won the first round of the presidential election in March.
Also in Holiday
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!
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