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Signing
ceremony invitations sent out
Zimbabwe Metro
September 10, 2008
http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/signing-ceremony-invitations-sent-out/
A deal to form
an all-inclusive government looks more certain than ever as there
are unconfirmed reports that invitations have already been sent
out to diplomats and other guests who should attend the ceremony
when the power-sharing deal is signed later on today.
A new round of talks
began in Harare on Monday between Mugabe's ZANU-PF, Tsvangirai's
MDC party and a breakaway MDC faction.
Several hours of meetings
led by South African President Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday, the rivals
appeared hopeful a deal was in sight.
"As you are aware
these talks have been dragging on for some time now, but I must
say that there is a positive development," Tsvangirai told
reporters as he left the Harare hotel after hours of negotiation,
without giving more details.
"Nothing has been
concluded yet but we are hoping that tomorrow (Wednesday) we will
be able to look at the outstanding issues."
Mugabe also told reporters
that progress had been made.
"We are still going
to talk. We are finishing tomorrow (Wednesday)," he said.
"There is progress, and lack of it, in some areas,"
he said, adding that "one or two areas" were still outstanding.
According to sources
under the new deal all ministers will report to Tsvangirai as prime
minister on a daily basis, but Mugabe would still chair cabinet
meetings.
The defense committee
of regional grouping the SADC was due to meet in Swaziland on Wednesday
to discuss the crisis, but a government official said the summit
may now be moved to Harare to celebrate the signing of a power-sharing
deal.
"It looks like
it is a done deal. From the way I understand it, a signing ceremony
had been provisionally set for tomorrow (Wednesday)," an MDC
source, who did not want to be named, said.
"But there are
suggestions that this could be delayed a bit and we could see the
SADC troika meeting being held here to give pomp and fanfare to
the agreement."
The SADC meeting was
to include the heads of state from Mozambique, Angola and Swaziland.
Mbeki and Mugabe had also been expected to attend.
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