Zimbabwe: Rivals sign Memorandum of Understanding
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the capital Harare today, paving the way for talks to resolve the country's political impasse.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, appointed last year by the Southern African Development Community to mediate in the crisis, presided over the ceremony at a Harare hotel. The memorandum "commits the negotiating parties to an intense programme of work to try and finalise the negotiations as quickly as possible," Mbeki reportedly said.
