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ZIMBABWE - Interview
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Zimbabwe is on the right course, says Tsvangirai.
Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, went on a tour of Western countries in June. In Washington DC, he addressed a meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) where he was questioned by people from all walks of life about what is happening in Zimbabwe. The prime minister was firm: "Zimbabwe is in an irreversible process towards change ... it is on the right course ... the extent that he and President Mugabe interact has been instructive ... and everybody is most welcome to visit Zimbabwe. They will find it different. It's quite safe and quite healthy." Here are excerpts from the CFR meeting.
Q: Let me begin by picking up on something you said, which is that Zimbabwe is a different place. And certainly from what we've read and heard, economic reform is proceeding apace. But on the question of democracy and human rights, the reports are more troubling--the seizure of white-owned land, the harassment and jailing of opposition figures and the media, are continuing. Do Mugabe and his supporters in the government still constitute an authorita...See the full content of this document
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