EU, German and US envoys to Zimbabwe have been berated by Harare for walking out of the funeral of President Robert Mugabe’s sister.
The diplomats left the burial ceremony on Sunday after Mr Mugabe used the occasion to lay into the West.
In his speech for his younger sister Sabina, who died at age 76, he lay siege to EU and international sanctions against his country.
“They say ‘remove so and so’ – of course, they mean ‘Mugabe must go before we can assist you’,” he said.
“To hell with them. Hell, hell, hell with them whoever told them they are above the people of Zimbabwe that they decide what Zimbabwe should be and by who it should be ruled.”
On Wednesday, the country’s foreign minister, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, summoned the three envoys, and demanded they apologise.
He said in a statement: “Your conduct was therefore very disrespectful to our national heroes’ shrine, the heroine who was being honoured and his excellency the president.”
The diplomats however have said they have nothing for which to apologise.
The European Union renewed sanctions against Zimbabwe in February, citing weak advances in the country’s democratic situation.
“In view of the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the lack of progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement signed in September 2008, the restrictive measures … should be extended for a further period of 12 months.”
Robert Mugabe and his prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, signed a unity pact in 2008, following electoral violence that resulted in the deaths of 200 of Mr Tsvangirai’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
The EU says that that the president has yet to live up to the agreement. In September 2009, an EU delegation travelled to Harare, but found benchmarks for reform were not being met.
The bloc has maintained an arms embargo on the country and travel bans and asset freezes on Mr Mugabe and some 100 other Zimbabweans since 2002.
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C’mon fat body,you are too slow.
There are three sorts of Republicans,leaders,followers and lastly the ignorant.
Democrats on the other hand are all equally worthless and yet their hierarchical structure remains the same.
I use their own words,hating black people is seen as irrational.
Pharisee angle. here is your original comment:
***The Republicans hate Niggers,if however a Nigger can be found to speak their language then that Nigger is elevated to the Status of Coon.***
It is interesting that you use the word ‘nigger’, which in the US is a derogative term for blacks. Nobody uses this the word ‘nigger’ unless they want to demean blacks, which you just did by implication. By the way, what is a ‘Coon’? You people in the UK think you know so much when in reality you do not know jack. Now this is an American term and you may not understand. Let me explain in more plain terms: you know shit.
Going forward: learn US history. Historically the Democrat party (of the South) which was against to abolish slavery. Very good example: Senator Byrd (the most revered democrat by the Democrat party) who just recently died was one of the high ranking officer of the Ku-Klux-Klan in Virginia. Ex-president Clinton, in his obituary mentioned this but he tried to white wash it by saying: (paraphrasing) Senator Byrd became a member of the Ku-Klax-Klan because he wanted to be elected in those days in Virginia. Give me a break! One becomes a member because he believes in those things not for any other reason.
Do your damn research and do not believe the Democrats who rewrite US history.
It also looks to me that you are an anti-semite. Nuff said about who you are.
Here is your homework,find a Republican networking site.
Type Obama and Evil into your search engine and select.
Accuse the Republicans of abnormal Jew love and read the half baked responses.
Pluck another result from your search,it does not matter which as they are all the same.
Accuse the Republicans of Nigger loving,instant bannination.
I wait patiently to see your results.
They witter on about Obama,i will tell you for why.
The Republicans hate Niggers,if however a Nigger can be found to speak their language then that Nigger is elevated to the Status of Coon.
Infamous Republican Coons come in a variety of shapes and sizes,nationalities,religions and genders.
If we take the direction Obama the Usurper follows, I would say that the EU and the US is ‘racist’ to have sanctions against Fuhrer Mugabe. lol
By the way, I find on this page as well as other EU Times pages that the comments of the folks from the UK mostly are either moronic or irrelevant. What is wrong with these people? It is no accident that their country is taken over by extreme left socialists (aka communists), Muslims or simply aristocratic retards. Do we still have the Monarchy, my dear old chap? That’s all folks. The UK is lost.
The out of Africa hypothesis is clearly a vote winner in Zimbabwe,i surpose the opposition would be keen on a right of return.
Bu it’s one of those complex situations where enemies are after the minerals.
What is funny is these Africans think they have the intellectual ability to run anything at all. These idiots steal land from white farmers and then “their” countries crop production completely grinds to a halt. If you don’t have the knowledge drive or initiative to produce food for gods sakes what good are you at all on this earth. It makes me sick seeing what has become of South Africa. Mugabe and his type aren’t fit to govern, run a farm or make any rational decisions whatsoever. Back into the brush morons. Enjoy your HIV while you lay around reproduce and starve to death. Bloody Savages. :-x
How old is he?
Lol “it’s the spectacles that pose a problem, they look old fashioned”…..Unfortunately Bob AKA Mugabe is old fashioned, he’s been giving that same damn “screw the west” speech for the last couple decades…Wake up bob, nobody believes you anymore….if you’ve heard one speech then you’ve heard them all. GO CHOKE ON A TOILET BRUSH BOB!
It’s the spectacles that pose a problem,they look old fashioned.