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European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell'Ariccia ...
Feb 18th, 2012
(Reuters) - European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell'Ariccia addresses a media conference in the capital Harare February 17, 2012. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party on Friday criticised the European Union's decision to maintain sanctions against the country's leadership and accused it of trying to topple its veteran leader. The EU's 27 member states extended an arms embargo and a freeze on development aid to Zimbabwe on Friday for another six months, saying they wanted deep political reforms and prospects for credible and peaceful elections before lifting them. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS) -
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