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| Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa | Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa |
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| Former UN head Kofi Annan and the former US president Jimmy Carter have cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe. | Former UN head Kofi Annan and the former US president Jimmy Carter have cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe. |
| They said the government had not granted them visas, making their two-day visit, with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel, impossible. | They said the government had not granted them visas, making their two-day visit, with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel, impossible. |
| 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. |
| Earlier Zimbabwe's government denied a report that it was blocking the visit. | Earlier Zimbabwe's government denied a report that it was blocking the visit. |
| "We had to cancel our visit because the government made it very clear that it will not cooperate," Mr Annan told a press conference in Johannesburg. | |
| The three said they were very disappointed and that the sole aim of the trip had been to help people in Zimbabwe, and that they had no intention of becoming involved in any political negotiations. | |
| Zimbabwe's government has made no immediate comment. |