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08/26/2004:

"UK and SA call for fair Zimbabwe elections"

Cape Town/Harare - Britain and South Africa called jointly on Thursday for Zimbabwe to establish a conducive environment for fair elections next year - after the main opposition party said it would boycott them.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and his South African counterpart Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma highlighted Zimbabwe - a worsening headache for both countries - when they met in Cape Town.

"The ministers agreed on the importance of the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe," they said in a joint statement.

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