adminZuma commends GPA progress
Sydney Kawadza and Takunda Maodza
SADC-appointed facilitator to the Global Political Agreement, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, has acknowledged progress achieved by parties in the inclusive Government.
He, however, said there were still “hitches” that needed to be ironed out for the full implementation of the GPA.
President Zuma, however, said the remaining issues were not major and would not affect progress made.
President Zuma was speaking in Harare last night after separately meeting President Mugabe (Zanu-PF), Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) and Professor Welshman Ncube of MDC.
The meetings were in preparation for the Sadc Troika and the main summit scheduled for Mozambique starting today.
President Mugabe also said the GPA was progressing well, with the Constitution-making process having resulted in the draft being handed over to the principals.
“It (the meeting) went well. We briefed the President on the process as it has moved globally towards the making of the Constitution with a view to reaching a stage of referendum and elections, that we now were at a stage where principals have been served with the draft Constitution and each party at the level of the principals is now considering the draft.”
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