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Zimb
abwe is leaving the Commonwealth, President Robert Mugabe said
yesterday.
"This is unacceptable. This is it. It (Zimbabwe) quits and quits it
will be," Mugabe was quoted as saying, in a statement.
The statement said Mugabe had made the announcement when the
presidents of Nigeria, South Africa and Jamaica telephoned him to
tell him the Commonwealth had decided to prolong Zimbabwe's
suspension from the 54-nation body.
It said the three leaders had tried to persuade Mugabe to keep his
southern African country within the group of mainly former British
colonies.
But Mugabe had said the extension of Zimbabwe's suspension was
unacceptable.
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth said today it was disappointed at
Zimbabwe's announcement it was pulling out of the group of mostly
former British colonies and said the body wanted the southern
African body to return.
"It is disappointing," Commonwealth spokesperson Joel Kibazo told
AFP.
"What we want is the return of Zimbabwe into the
Commonwealth".
"What we care about is the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and
that is what we will continue to do," Kibazo added. –
Sapa-AFP.
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