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Zimbabwe 'to re-engage with West' | Zimbabwe 'to re-engage with West' |
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Zimbabwe's new coalition government has adopted a 100-day renewal plan aimed at mending ties with the West after years of isolation under Robert Mugabe. | Zimbabwe's new coalition government has adopted a 100-day renewal plan aimed at mending ties with the West after years of isolation under Robert Mugabe. |
Ministers on a three-day retreat hammered out the plan which is meant to yield a new constitution by next year. | Ministers on a three-day retreat hammered out the plan which is meant to yield a new constitution by next year. |
Restrictions on foreign media are due to be lifted and human rights restored. | Restrictions on foreign media are due to be lifted and human rights restored. |
Correspondents at the talks say there is some scepticism that such ambitious targets can be met in such a short space of time. | Correspondents at the talks say there is some scepticism that such ambitious targets can be met in such a short space of time. |
After Zimbabwe quit the Commonwealth in 2003, the EU and US imposed travel bans on Mr Mugabe and his circle. | After Zimbabwe quit the Commonwealth in 2003, the EU and US imposed travel bans on Mr Mugabe and his circle. |
Meeting and bonding | |
Five priorities have been set out in the plan agreed in the resort town of Victoria Falls: restoring human rights, addressing security concerns, stabilising the economy, building infrastructure and re-engaging the international community. | |
Relaxation of the media regulations means that independent local and international media should be allowed to operate freely. | |
Broad consultations are due to be be held on the new constitution ahead of a stakeholders' conference three months from now. | |
Former political rivals faced each other and bonded, Zimbabwean journalist Brian Hungwe reports from Victoria Falls, but the big task now is implementation. |