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AU, U.N. endorse Mbeki mediation of Zimbabwe talks

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Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:46pm EDT

PRETORIA (Reuters) - The African Union, United Nations and a grouping of 14 southern African nations have endorsed South African President Thabo Mbeki's mediation of Zimbabwe's crisis talks, Mbeki's office said on Friday.

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"All parties agreed with the framework proposed by President Mbeki to facilitate a solution to the challenges in Zimbabwe," the presidency said in a statement after the South African leader briefed AU, UN and SADC diplomats on the talks.
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