Botswana has expressed concern over the current cabinet posts-sharing impasse between ZANU-PF, MDC-Tsvangirai and MDC-Mutambara in the Zimbabwean government of national unity.
The Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement yesterday expressing concern over the delay in forming a Government of National Unity (GNU) in Zimbabwe as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the warring parties a month ago.
“The parties committed themselves to put Zimbabwe first and give its people a genuine chance at rebuilding and reconstructing their livelihood. (The impasse) is disturbing and in our view cannot be ignored. Further delay in forming a government and implementing the agreement can only increase the plight of the people of Zimbabwe,” the statement warned.
Botswana implored the parties to work towards seeking solutions and bridging their differences and “set Zimbabwe on a path of national reconciliation, economic reconstruction and recovery”.
The statement called on Mbeki to intervene to assist the parties in breaking the impasse.