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10/21/2004:

"African leaders deepen dialogue with the EU"

The Hague - The European Union offered on Wednesday to help any new election process in Zimbabwe, matching its involvement in Burundi which is organising critical elections early next year.

Dutch Development Minister Agnes van Ardenne said she remained concerned about the democratic process in Zimbabwe, even as she welcomed the acquittal on treason charges last Friday of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

"We are very happy that Tsvangirai finally could find justice," Van Ardenne told reporters after meeting a delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also lauded the court ruling in Harare, saying, "there is a justice system in Zimbabwe".

Full Article : iol.co.za