Tsvangirai to Meet With Obama on Zimbabwe Reform
By VOA News
12 June 2009
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington Friday to make his case for political and financial support for Zimbabwe.
A White House statement says the two leaders will discuss the "difficult road ahead" for Zimbabwe and what the troubled African country plans to do to improve human rights, hold free and fair elections, and work toward rule of law.
Western countries have so far refused to commit significant aid, saying they want to see evidence that Zimbabwe's new unity government can carry out democratic reforms.
Britain, the United States and other countries accuse Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe of human rights abuses and destructive economic policies including the seizure of commercial farms owned by whites.
Mr. Mugabe and Mr. Tsvangirai joined forces in the unity government in February, after months of difficult negotiations that followed last year's disputed elections.
The unity government says it is trying to recover from a collapsed economy, political turmoil, falling food production and hyperinflation.
The prime minister is on a three-week international tour to seek political and financial support for Zimbabwe.
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