President Jacob Zuma arrived at Harare International Airport at 18h00 this evening for a two-day working visit, 17 to 18 March 2010. He was met at the airport by President Robert Mugabe.
President Zuma is in Zimbabwe to discuss the issues which still hinder the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed by Zanu-PF, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) in September 2008.
South Africa was appointed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to facilitate the resolution of obstacles hindering the full implementation of the agreement.
President Zuma will begin his working visit with a briefing from the facilitation team he set up on the progress of the negotiations. The facilitation team, led by the President’s political advisor, Charles Nqakula, arrived in Harare on Monday, 15 March 2010 and held a meeting with the negotiators of the three parties to establish a framework for the President’s discussions.
President Zuma will tomorrow, 17 March 2010 hold bilateral meetings with each of the three political principals of the GPA signatory parties, followed by a plenary meeting with all three.
Enquiries:
Vincent Magwenya
Cell: 072 715 0024
Issued by: The Presidency
16 March 2010
Source: The Presidency (http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/)
