LONDON - The United Narions holds the key to solving an economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe, South African President Thabo Mbeki told a British newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday.
| If it's a key to the safe and printing press, why yes, that might be true. |
South Africa’s leader threw his weight behind a planned visit to Zimbabwe by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who wants to negotiate a deal with the country’s ageing president, Robert Mugabe, The Financial Times said. Mbeki told the daily: “We are all awaiting the outcome of his intervention. What Mr Annan is interested in is that the circumstances must be created for Zimbabwe to face their real problems: the falling standard of living and so on.
“You have got to do something to turn around the economy. It is necessary to turn around the climate for that.”
| And remove Bob and the current bunch of crooks and thieves, but he didn't dwell on that ... |
Zimbabwe’s government had agreed to a visit by the UN chief and was making the necessary preparations, according to Mbeki. “You need to normalise relations between Zimbabwe and the rest of the world. So (Annan’s) interaction with the Zimbabwean government would be intended for those sort of outcomes, including what sort of assistance the UN would give,” the South African president said.
A UN official said Annan had been exploring the possibility of movement on the political and economic front ahead of a possible visit. However, he told the Financial Times: “At this stage it would be premature to talk about an initiative. We are exploring whether there are possibilities.”
| It's always about preparing to talk about a possibility of preparing to intiate a possible initiative ... |
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