JOHANNESBURG - South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday met US leader Barack Obama to discuss, among other issues, the political problems in Zimbabwe, but there was no mention of Zuma's customary call for the removal of targeted sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle. “The two leaders met and agreed that it is up to Zimbabweans to solve the political crisis in that country,” SABC’s SAFM reported. Zuma, the SADC appointed mediator, has in the past few weeks been calling on western countries to remove sanctions imposed on Mugabe and his inner cabal as one way to help the implementation of necessary reforms under Zimbabwe’s coalition government.
He however did not repeat at one of the most opportune moment presented by his bi-lateral talks with Obama. Meanwhile, a multi-party ministerial team is expected to travel to Europe
soon to start the process of formal re-engagement with the European Union (EU), which stands out as one of the highest contributors to Zimbabwe’s humanitarian needs, despite imposing sanctions on Zanu (PF) officials.
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