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| Zimbabwe snubs Annan aid mission | Zimbabwe snubs Annan aid mission |
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| Zimbabwe's government has told former UN head Kofi Annan not to visit this weekend, accusing the mission of bias, according to state media. | Zimbabwe's government has told former UN head Kofi Annan not to visit this weekend, accusing the mission of bias, according to state media. |
| Mr Annan, former US President Jimmy Carter and human rights activist Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said they wanted to assess humanitarian needs. | Mr Annan, former US President Jimmy Carter and human rights activist Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said they wanted to assess humanitarian needs. |
| But a government source told The Herald newspaper the mission was "partisan". | But a government source told The Herald newspaper the mission was "partisan". |
| The government and opposition remain deadlocked over the distribution of posts in a unity administration. | The government and opposition remain deadlocked over the distribution of posts in a unity administration. |
| President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed a power-sharing deal in September but relations have since soured. | President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed a power-sharing deal in September but relations have since soured. |
| The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts. | The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts. |
| "The Elders wrote to government on the intended visit, but they have been advised that while it appreciates the humanitarian concern by the group, it was important for them to plan their visit on a date that is convenient and agreed to by both sides," an unnamed government source told The Herald, generally seen as a government mouthpiece. | "The Elders wrote to government on the intended visit, but they have been advised that while it appreciates the humanitarian concern by the group, it was important for them to plan their visit on a date that is convenient and agreed to by both sides," an unnamed government source told The Herald, generally seen as a government mouthpiece. |
| "The visit has been deemed a partisan mission by a group of people with partisan interests," the source said. | "The visit has been deemed a partisan mission by a group of people with partisan interests," the source said. |