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EL-SHEIKH, Egypt(July 1,2008) - The
UN has urged African leaders at a key summit in Egypt to try to negotiate
a solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe.
UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro said this was the "moment
of truth" for the African Union leaders.
President Robert Mugabe is attending the meeting. He was sworn in
on Sunday after a victory that observers said had been undermined
by pre-poll violence.
South Africa has now urged Mr Mugabe to hold talks with the opposition
towards forming a transitional government.
Mr Mugabe claimed a landslide victory as the sole candidate after
the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),
Morgan Tsvangirai, withdrew.
The South African presidency said it would consider reports from election
observers together with other members of the Southern African Development
Community (Sadc) before adopting a unified position regarding the
result.
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