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| Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai has ended talks on power-sharing with President Robert Mugabe with no agreement, a spokesman for the prime minister says. | Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai has ended talks on power-sharing with President Robert Mugabe with no agreement, a spokesman for the prime minister says. |
| The four-hour meeting is the first time the prime minister has met with the president since pulling out of the coalition government on 16 October. | The four-hour meeting is the first time the prime minister has met with the president since pulling out of the coalition government on 16 October. |
| A spokesman for Mr Tsvangirai said both men were "worlds apart" on many issues. | A spokesman for Mr Tsvangirai said both men were "worlds apart" on many issues. |
| Zimbabwe's prime minister withdrew from a Mugabe coalition over co-operation issues and alleged human rights abuses. | Zimbabwe's prime minister withdrew from a Mugabe coalition over co-operation issues and alleged human rights abuses. |
| "The principals met. Sadly and tragically the stalemate continues," said Nelson Chamisa, spokesman for Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). | |
| "We are worlds apart on fundamental issues," he added. | |
| 'Terrorism charges' | |
| Prior to the talks, a spokesman for President Mugabe had described the dialogue as a "normal meeting", something that Mr Tsvangirai's camp had strenuously denied. | |
| The MDC, which was in opposition in Zimbabwe for many years, says it is now looking to a meeting in Harare later in the week of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to try to break the deadlock. | |
| "If that fails... a free and fair election under the supervision of the international community, SADC and the African Union will be the only option," Mr Chamisa said. | |
| "If they [Mr Mugabe and the Zanu-PF] are facing west we are facing east," he added. | |
| Mr Tsvangirai walked out of a coalition government in protest at the detention of a senior MDC aide on terrorism charges and over Mr Mugabe's refusal to implement political agreements, reports say. | |
| The aide, Roy Bennett, was later released on bail. |