SADC troika to discuss Zimbabwe political deadlock in Maputo

Maputo - The Mozambican capital on Thursday will host a special summit of
the Southern African Development Community (SADC) billed to discuss the
political deadlock situation in Zimbabwe, state-controlled Radio Mozambique
reports on Monday.

The summit to be attended by the SADC Troika on Security Policy will discuss
the situation in Zimbabwe which has deteriorated after the Prime Minister
Morgan Tsvangirai has decided to suspend cooperation with the party of
President Robert Mugabe.

This decision, taken more than two weeks ago, is threatening the functioning
of the Unity government signed by both parties in 2009 to end political
violence and rebuild the wrecked economy.

"They agreed to hold a meeting in Maputo on Thursday, but we still do not
know any details about the meeting," Mozambique Foreign Ministry
spokesperson Yunassy Muchanga told the station.

James Maridadi, spokesman for the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, confirmed the
involvement of Morgan Tsvangirai in the Maputo meeting.

"The Prime Minister will be in Maputo on Thursday to attend the conference
on the power sharing agreement ," he said.

Last month, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza received the first vice
minister of Zimbabwe Thokozani Khupe who called for "help" to "resolve
certain differences in that country."

The request was made days prior to the SADC annual summit held last month in
Windhoek, Namibia.