1. Wide of
President of
Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila and
South African President Jacob Zuma in news conference
2.
Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (
English) Joseph Kabila, President of Democratic Republic of Congo:
"I don't think, I don't believe that the problem has gotten out of hand. I still believe that the government is still the only solution, or the
GPA (
Global Political
Agreement) is still the only solution in order for
Zimbabwe to move forward, and of course with the support of each and everyone of us,
SADC (
South African Development Community) region, and of course the international community."
4. Close-up of
Zuma listening
5. SOUNDBITE: (
French) Joseph Kabila, President of Democratic Republic of Congo:
"These operations have been going on for about nine months and the results, the results are positive."
6. Wide of presidents in news conference
7. Cutaway of media
8. Wide of Zuma and Kabila leaving conference room
STORYLINE
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that the so-called unity government was the "only solution" to the political deadlock in Zimbabwe.
Joseph Kabila, who is chair of the regional group that pushed for the coalition, told reporters in
Pretoria on Friday that he would travel on from
South Africa to Zimbabwe, where he would meet with President
Robert Mugabe and
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
"I don't believe that the problem has gotten out of hand," Kabila said in a joint news conference with
South African president Jacob Zuma.
He said the unity government was "still the only solution in order for Zimbabwe to move forward."
Former opposition leader
Tsvangirai joined a coalition government with
Mugabe in February but withdrew from the cabinet earlier this month, accusing Mugabe's
ZANU-PF party of human rights violations.
Tsvangirai has stuck with the coalition, saying it is the only way to rescue Zimbabwe from economic ruin and political violence.
But Tsvangirai's party, the
Movement for Democratic Change (
MDC), has reported a recent surge in political violence, allegations that Mugabe's party denies
.
For its part, Mugabe's party has accused the MDC of not doing enough to persuade
Western nations to lift travel and financial sanctions targeted at ZANU-PF leaders and their business allies.
On Friday, foreign ministers from
Mozambique,
Swaziland and
Zambia were scheduled to meet separately with Mugabe and Tsvangirai in efforts to heal the split in the government.
Kabila also said
DRC forces are succeeding against an extremist Rwandan militia in his country's east.
He said the campaign against the militia will continue until he controls the whole territory.
But Kabila says the situation is starting to stabilise some nine months after the campaign began, and that civilians in
North Kivu have begun to return to their villages.
Hundreds of thousands had been displaced.
The Rwandan
Hutu militiamen, who fled
Rwanda after helping orchestrate the genocide there, are accused of atrocities in eastern
Congo.
Kabila also says he is "gaining ground" against
Ugandan rebels in north of the country.
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- published: 23 Jul 2015
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