The US and the EU said on Tuesday, a day after the official signing ceremony, that there will be no immediate end to sanctions on Zimbabwe.
EU foreign ministers said the measures would continue until the new government took steps to restore democracy.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said a decision on lifting sanctions on Zimbabwean officials had been postponed until October.
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer said that Washington wanted to help Zimbabwe, but would need to see proof that President Mugabe had relinquished some genuine power to Mr Tsvangirai.
Australia’s foreign minister says sanctions against Zimbabwe will not be lifted, despite the signing of a historic power-sharing deal by the leaders of the African nation.
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Tuesday that sanctions would be reviewed depending on human rights progress and social and economic reconstruction.
Smith welcomed the agreement signed Monday by President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as “modest progress.”