Post by Jaga on Dec 8, 2007 20:18:36 GMT -7
They have a summit EU-Africa. It did attract protesters especially because of the presence of racist Mugabe from ZImbabwe (who is responsible for a pitiful state of his country, expulsion of white farmers etc) and Libyan Kadafi.
EU decided to try to strenghten relations to Africa because China is doing so....
but GB refused to participate since Mugabe is there.
Merkel takes up Mugabe issue at Lisbon summit
In the end it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who addressed the elephant in the room.
Speaking to European and African leaders in Portugal yesterday, it was left to Merkel to confront human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, putting President Robert Mugabe under the spotlight at a summit which has been overshadowed by the despot's presence.
Gordon Brown boycotted the meeting in Lisbon, the first European Union-Africa summit in seven years, because a ban on Mugabe travelling to Europe was lifted to allow him to be there.
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observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2224621,00.html
EU decided to try to strenghten relations to Africa because China is doing so....
but GB refused to participate since Mugabe is there.
Merkel takes up Mugabe issue at Lisbon summit
In the end it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who addressed the elephant in the room.
Speaking to European and African leaders in Portugal yesterday, it was left to Merkel to confront human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, putting President Robert Mugabe under the spotlight at a summit which has been overshadowed by the despot's presence.
Gordon Brown boycotted the meeting in Lisbon, the first European Union-Africa summit in seven years, because a ban on Mugabe travelling to Europe was lifted to allow him to be there.
...
observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2224621,00.html