Tsvangirai gets front-row seat
12/04/2008 16:54  - (SA)  

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Lusaka - A summit of southern African leaders to discuss the post-election crisis in Zimbabwe opened on Saturday in the Zambian capital Lusaka.

The meeting of heads of state of the 14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) was opened by the body's executive secretary Tomaz Salomao, before Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa took the stage.

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his delegation were seated in the front row looking on as the SADC leaders began talks.

The leaders were discussing the political deadlock that has arisen in Zimbabwe since the March 29 presidential election, the result of which is still to be announced.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turned down an invitation to the summit and sent a delegation of four ministers instead.

 

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