Zimbabwe talks to resume soon: ZANU-PF
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is expected to meet opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the next two days in another attempt to break a deadlock over cabinet posts, a senior ruling party official says.
The ZANU-PF official suggested Mr Mugabe's patience was running out and a prolonged deadlock could endanger the negotiations.
The two sides have been deadlocked over sharing out cabinet posts since an outline power-sharing deal on September 15.
"The expectation is that there is going to be some agreement so that the country moves forward, and it will be very unfortunate if there are people who think this process, that these consultations, can go on forever," the official said.
The official declined to say what Mr Mugabe would do if a deal was not reached soon.
"We are negotiating in good faith but I don't think you can say the same thing about ZANU-PF," Nelson Chamisa, a spokesman for Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said.
Mr Mugabe will also meet Arthur Mutambara, leader of the smaller, breakaway faction of the MDC.
Mr Mugabe, Mr Tsvangirai and Mr Mutambara met on Saturday (local time) and failed to break the stalemate, which the MDC says is a result of Mr Mugabe trying to reduce the opposition into a junior partner in the government.
- Reuters
