HARARE, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The SADC organ on politics, defense and security will soon hold a summit of heads of state to iron outsticking points in the Global Political Agreement, which are threatening the future of Zimbabwe's inclusive government.
Head of delegation of the ministerial troika of the same organ Oldemiro Baloi, who is the Mozambican foreign affairs and cooperation minister, said on Friday the summit would be held as soon as possible. The troika comprises Mozambique, Zambia and Swaziland.
Asked how soon the summit could take place, he said, "It will be soon, very soon, almost immediately."
The ministerial troika is in Zimbabwe to assess progress made in the GPA signed on Sept. 15, 2008 by President Robert Mugabe who heads Zanu-PF, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who heads MDC-T and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara. The document led to the formation of the inclusive government in February.
However, there remain sticking points which the principals want the southern African bloc SADC to address. If the troika fails to break the impasse, a full SADC summit may have to be held.
"Simultaneously, SADC will continue in its efforts to support, to help Zimbabweans helping themselves by this troika finishing as soon as possible the report we are supposed to prepare, send it to the chairman of the organ, the troika (Mozambican President Armando Guebuza) and to do our best to convene a summit of the troika as soon as possible."
He said the current environment in which Tsvangirai's party had partially disengaged from the government was undesirable, vowing to seek ways to have the situation reversed.
The team, which began its work on Thursday when it met Mutambara and officials from the three parties to the GPA, met Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Friday, before concluding its mission.¡¡