President Jacob Zuma met with Zimbabwean Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), Morgan Tsvangirai, at Tuynhuys in Cape Town today, Wednesday, 21 October 2009.
Prime Minister Tsvangirai requested the meeting to brief President Zuma on recent developments in Zimbabwe and indicated he would be briefing other leaders in the region.
This follows a meeting Prime Minister Tsvangirai held with President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique, who chairs the Troika of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation.
Prime Minister Tsvangirai indicated that the Troika would be meeting in Zimbabwe next week. President Zuma reiterated his government's readiness to assist in the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in line with SADC processes. He expressed concern at the situation in Zimbabwe.
"Zimbabwe should not be allowed to slide back into instability," President Zuma said.
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Issued by: The Presidency
21 October 2009
