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Diplomats aid Mbeki with Zimbabwe

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A group of senior diplomats are to help South African President Thabo Mbeki in his efforts to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Envoys will be drawn from the UN, African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc).

The move was welcomed by Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been critical of Mr Mbeki.

Mr Tsvangirai is currently considering entering power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Sydney Mufamadi, a close aide of Mr Mbeki, announced the creation of a "reference group" consisting of AU head Jean Ping, the UN's Zimbabwe envoy Haile Menkerios, and Sadc official George Chikoti.
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