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MDC-T officially asked US govt not to lift sanctions
04 Jun 2011 at 22:15hrs | Views
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Mr Jonnie Carson recently told the Sadc facilitation team, led by Ms Lindiwe Zulu, during a meeting in Washington DC, that the MDC-T had officially asked his government not to lift the illegal economic sanctions but instead tighten them until there is regime change in Zimbabwe, it has emerged.
This startling revelation, which exposes the MDC-T's blatant violation of the GPA and the so-called election roadmap, was disclosed to the Sadc facilitation team when it met Mr Carson in Washington DC last month during a meeting to press for the lifting of sanctions as directed by the Troika Summit that was held in Livingstone on March 31.
However, MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora on Saturday defended his party, saying: "The MDC has not done such a thing.
"It does not control the governments that imposed those restrictions.
"Our president has made recent international pronouncements on the issue and we stand by that."
This startling revelation, which exposes the MDC-T's blatant violation of the GPA and the so-called election roadmap, was disclosed to the Sadc facilitation team when it met Mr Carson in Washington DC last month during a meeting to press for the lifting of sanctions as directed by the Troika Summit that was held in Livingstone on March 31.
However, MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora on Saturday defended his party, saying: "The MDC has not done such a thing.
"It does not control the governments that imposed those restrictions.
"Our president has made recent international pronouncements on the issue and we stand by that."
Source - Byo24News
