Mugabe not invited to ceremonial dinner

ROME - The Italian government and United Nations left the presidents of Zimbabwe and Iran off the guest list of a ceremonial dinner for the leaders attending the FAO conference this week.

Neither was named on the list of guests for the official dinner given on Tuesday by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the heads of state attending the June 3-5 summit, Italian media reported.

“We will not allow the millions of people who can no longer afford a normal meal to be held hostage by Mugabe,” said Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders.

British International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said 4 million Zimbabweans had to rely on food aid because of Mugabe’s policies.

“This is not a man with any credibility or any contribution to a discussion on international food,” he said. – See more p 2

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