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Statement by Tendai Biti, on the convening of Parliament
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
August 20, 2008
Recent reports
suggesting that the regime in Harare intends to convene Parliament
are unwelcome as it is disturbing. Article 9 of the Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) that the parties executed on the 21st
of July 2008, makes it clear that no party, during the subsistence
of the dialogue shall take any decision or measure that has a bearing
on the dialogue, save by consensus. Such a decision or measure includes,
but not restricted to, the convening of Parliament or formation
of a new government. In the present case, the MDC has not consented
to the convening of Parliament.
Any decision to convene
Parliament will be a clear repudiation of the Memorandum of Understanding,
and an indication beyond reasonable doubt of ZANU PF's unwillingness
to continue to be part of the talks. In short convening Parliament
decapitates the dialogue.
We as a party still remain
firmly committed to this dialogue for one reason and one reason
alone- the suffering of Zimbabweans has to come to an end, and any
opportunity of liberating them from the current madness has to be
pursued to its logical conclusion. In this regard, it is critical
that wise counsel should prevail and these talks should be allowed
to run their natural course. History will judge harshly those who
were insincere, mendacious or negotiated with other agendas other
than the genuine interests of the people of Zimbabwe.
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