Mugabe storms out of summit

2 July, 2008 in Zimbabwe

source: IOL
July 02 2008 at 07:23AM

By Fiona Forde and Reuters

The African Union (AU) has called on Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai to negotiate a government of national unity (GNU), with the aid of a special envoy, much to the ire of the Zanu-PF leader, who stormed out of the Red Sea summit before it came to a close.

The resolution came just hours after both men said a GNU was not an option. Speaking on behalf of Mugabe earlier in the day, spokesperson George Charamba said Zimbabwe must not attempt to emulate Kenya in dealing with its problems.

“The Zimbabwean way, not the Kenyan way. Not at all,” he told reporters in Sharm el-Sheikh.

“Mugabe came here as president of Zimbabwe. And he will return as president of Zimbabwe.”

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