We note the recent EU council statement which vindicates
the demands by the ordinary suffering Zimbabweans particularly on the issues
that they want addressed so that the country can move forward.
The EU exhorts Harare to undertake and implement a
comprehensive reform agenda, to engage in a sincere and honest dialogue and to
implement the recommendations of the Mothlanthe Commission, which urged action
to be taken on the rogue State security agents who callously murdered innocent
citizens on August 1, 2018.
We also note that the EU statement raised concern over the
suffering of the ordinary people and the deteriorating national situation which
has greatly affected the livelihoods of the citizens. The EU takes note of the
shrinking democratic space and the endemic corruption by the well-heeled
political elite as contributing factors to the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe.
It is pertinent to note that this vindicates our position, considering that we
have already unveiled five key fights as part of the Agenda 2020 national
programme, among them the fight against corruption and to restore livelihoods
and dignity for the ordinary citizen.
As noted in the EU statement, deeper engagement with the
outside world can only happen after the implementation of the shared values of
the rule of law, democracy, human rights and good governance. This means that
Zimbabwe can only meaningfully engage externally once it deals with all these
internal issues that are firmly within our control as a nation.
As a party, we reiterate that the EU council statement
vindicates our position and the stance of ordinary Zimbabweans that only a
sincere, honest and credible national dialogue and the implementation of a raft
of comprehensive reforms can unlock vast opportunities that will poise our
country for growth and enable Zimbabwe to take its rightful place among the
family of nations.
Gladys Hlatywayo
Secretary for International Relations
Movement For Democratic Change
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