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Zuma holds , talks with , Zimbabwe leaders Arrival ... , Zuma inspects a guard-of-honour at the , Harare International Airport on Tuesday 16/03/2010 00:00:00 by , Talks ... Zuma with , Mugabe at the Harare International Airport on Tuesday , RELATED , STORIES , SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday for fresh talks aimed at clearing hurdles hampering the work of the year-old unity government. President Robert Mugabe, , Tsvangirai And Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara greeted him at the airport, in a rare joint appearance by the feuding leaders. The rivals formed a unity government in , February last year under stiff international pressure, aiming to end an economic freefall and curb deadly political violence after disputed presidential elections in 2008. They have deadlocked over a slate of key appointments, including the central bank governor and the attorney general, while Tsvangirai complains that his supporters remain the target of official persecution. Mugabe’s , Zanu PF party, meanwhile, is refusing to make concessions before western sanctions on the country are lifted. The unity government has staunched Zimbabwe's economic haemorrhaging, but made little progress in drafting a new constitution that is meant to guide the country toward new elections. A spokesman for the , South African leader said: “President Zuma will tomorrow (17 March) hold bilateral meetings with each of the three political principals of the , GPA signatory parties, followed by a plenary meeting with all three.” , Negotiators from both sides said leaders would meet with Zuma on Wednesday, after preliminary talks with his aides on Monday. "We have briefed the facilitation team on the outstanding issues, where progress has been made, and on issues which we have not yet discussed," Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, Mugabe's lead negotiator, told AFP. The 15-nation , Southern African Development Community (SADC) has tasked Zuma with mediating in Zimbabwe. Zuma has named a team of , negotiators that has interacted with the rival parties since December, though little tangible progress has been made. - , AFP , Advertisement Share this article: Readers Comments Full Name Email Address: (Will Not Be Shown) , Town &, Country Phone number (optional): Comment You have 1000   characters left.   , Remember me - this will save you having to type out your name, location and email address when you next leave a comment. Copyright ©2007 Newzimbabwe.com. Material may be published or reproduced in any form with appropriate credit to this website.

Published: Tue, 16th Mar 2010
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