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| Zimbabwe poised to resume talks | Zimbabwe poised to resume talks |
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| Efforts to form a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe resume shortly between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai. | Efforts to form a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe resume shortly between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai. |
| They are taking place in the capital Harare under the continued mediation of South African ex-leader Thabo Mbeki. | They are taking place in the capital Harare under the continued mediation of South African ex-leader Thabo Mbeki. |
| The process has been deadlocked over the allocation of key cabinet posts. | The process has been deadlocked over the allocation of key cabinet posts. |
| Six weeks have passed since Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai shook hands in Harare and signed what appeared to be an historic power-sharing agreement. | Six weeks have passed since Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai shook hands in Harare and signed what appeared to be an historic power-sharing agreement. |
| But attempts to form an inclusive government have run into serious trouble, BBC Southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles reports. | But attempts to form an inclusive government have run into serious trouble, BBC Southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles reports. |
| Mr Tsvangirai and Mr Mugabe signed a power-sharing deal last month | Mr Tsvangirai and Mr Mugabe signed a power-sharing deal last month |
| Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change says President Mugabe and his party, Zanu-PF, seem intent on controlling all the important ministries and sidelining the MDC. | Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change says President Mugabe and his party, Zanu-PF, seem intent on controlling all the important ministries and sidelining the MDC. |
| The deadlock is centred on the question of who gets responsibility for the Ministry of Home Affairs, which controls the police. | The deadlock is centred on the question of who gets responsibility for the Ministry of Home Affairs, which controls the police. |
| Mr Mbeki remains the facilitator of this tortuous process but a number of regional leaders are also expected in Harare to oversee the resumption of the talks. | Mr Mbeki remains the facilitator of this tortuous process but a number of regional leaders are also expected in Harare to oversee the resumption of the talks. |
| Last Monday, Mr Tsvangirai said he had been unable to attend a similar meeting in Swaziland because the Zimbabwean authorities had refused to issue him with a passport. |