The government of Ghana on Tuesday expressed deep concerns over the deteriorating political climate in Zimbabwe as it prepares for a run-off of presidential elections scheduled for Friday, the official Ghana News Agency reported on Thursday.
D.K. Osei, secretary to the president, said while echoing the concerns of the international community over the current violence in Zimbabwe, it also wished to support the mediation efforts by regional and continental leaders who were urging a return to dialogues between Zimbabwean party leaders as the only viable means to resolve their differences before the run-off.
The government appealed to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the entire leadership of Zimbabwe to resort to all necessary peaceful and expedient means to cause an immediate cessation of violence in the country.
Ghana also called for the release of all political prisoners as a sign of goodwill and national reconciliation, and the pursuit of dialogues between the Zimbabwean government and all the opposition parties to achieve a conducive environment for free, fair and transparent elections in the country.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday pulled out of the run-off saying he did not want to jeopardize the lives of his supporters.
Source: Xinhua
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