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Mbeki to expand Zim mediation
31/07/2008 21:44 - (SA)
Dakar - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday that South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating in the southern African nation's political crisis, was roping in other players in the process.
"President Mbeki has also created a resource reference group which will expand the level of assistance in the mediation beyond just South Africa," Tsvangirai said.
The opposition leader was in Dakar for a meeting with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, who has often taken on a mediating role in Africa, even when not asked to.
When asked if his meeting with Wade could be seen as a vote of no-confidence in Mbeki, Tsvangirai laughed it off.
"Far from it, the more the merrier," he said.
Tsvangirai visited Dakar ahead of the resumption of power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF and Tsvangirai's MDC which is set to continue on Sunday.
Tsvangirai and Mugabe signed an accord on July 21 to begin talks on sharing power after a lengthy election dispute.
Tsvangirai pulled out of last month's presidential run-off with Mugabe, citing violence and intimidation by pro-government supporters.
- AFP
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Zimbabwe Special Report
