Johannesburg - The red carpet was rolled out at a hotel in Zimbabwe's capital Harare Monday ahead of the signing, scheduled for later, by President Robert Mugabe and opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai of a key agreement on talks.
The city's Rainbow Towers Hotel was the neutral venue chosen for the signing ceremony, at which Mugabe will represent his Zanu-PF and Tsvangirai will sign on behalf of his MDC faction.
The third party to the agreement is Arthur Mutambara, leader of a smaller MDC faction.
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Johannesburg - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told African Union leaders he is open to talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on a unity government, according to South African President Thabo Mbeki.
Mbeki, whom the AU has endorsed to continue as mediator in Zimbabwe, was speaking after an AU heads of state summit in Egypt Tuesday ended with a call for a government of national unity in Zimbabwe.
Despite Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba on Tuesday ruling out a Kenya-style unity government Mbeki said, "No, there was no objection."