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| EU extends Zimbabwe sanctions for 12 months |
| 2010-02-17 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The European Union has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing lack of progress in the country's power-sharing unity government. The EU sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe and some 100 of his associates include an arms embargo, travel bans, as well as asset freezes which were first introduced in 2002. "In view of the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the lack of progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement signed in September 2008, the restrictive measures ... should be extended for a further period of 12 months," the official journal of the European Union said on Tuesday. A year has passed since the formation of the country's first power-sharing government in decades, following an agreement between the longtime leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai aimed at ending a post-poll unrest in the country. The main goal of the new government was to pave the way for necessary political reforms that would lead to new, free, and fair elections. However, Mugabe and Tsvangirai have yet to wrinkle out executive disputes at a time when Zimbabwe is suffering an economic crisis amid a chronic inflation. Earlier this week, Tsvangerai, who is the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, called for new elections in the country. |
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