SADC Delegation arrives in Harare

Harare – South African President and Chair of SADC Kgalema Motlanthe, SADC appointed Facilitator in Zimbabwe former Thabo Mbeki as well as Mozambican President and Deputy Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation President Armando Guebuza today Monday 19 January 2009 arrived in Harare ahead of the Interparty Dialogue scheduled with political roleplayers in Zimbabwe later today.

The meeting of the leaders will be followed by a meeting of the negotiating teams which is expected to discuss outstanding matters related to the implementation of the Global Agreement, including the processing of Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment 19.  

This comes ahead of the Parliamentary session scheduled for Tuesday 20 January 2009.

In this regard, the SADC delegation is expected to hold discussions with President Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara.

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853

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19 January 2009