| US and SAfrica pledge work for 'free' Zimbabwe |
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Pretoria, Aug 7 (AFP) The United States and South Africa pledged joint action today to induce reforms in Zimbabwe as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed a new spirit of cooperation between the two democracies. Clinton, visiting Africa's largest economy on a seven-nation tour of the continent, said she did not come seeking promises but believed that South Africa had a strong role to play in Zimbabwe and other African hot-spots. "We're working together to realise the vision of a free, democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe," Clinton said after talks with South African International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. "We're going to be closely consulting as to how best to deal with what is a very difficult situation for South Africa and for the United States, but mostly for the people of Zimbabwe," Clinton told journalists. |
