Tsvangirai seeks talks with Mnangagwa via priest
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has made overtures to the new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to hold talks on the country's future.
Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori, who played a key mediation role between former president Robert Mugabe and the defence force during the high drama that resulted in the 93-year-old leader's resignation last month, said Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, had asked him to facilitate talks with the new president.
Mukonori, who has been a close ally and adviser to Mugabe, said he was first contacted by Tsvangirai on the day of Mnangagwa's inauguration.
Tsvangirai requested a meeting with the Jesuit priest, and the two met on Thursday and Friday this week. "He wants to get in touch with the new president and discuss the way forward," Mukonori said.
There would be "a whole gamut" of issues on the table, including creating a climate for free, fair and credible elections next year...
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