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Foreign ministers back Zim

The Zimbabwe Herald: "SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt). European and African foreign ministers yesterday rejected attempts to have Zimbabwe discussed at this weekend’s EU-Africa Summit. Speaking on behalf of the ministers who were meeting here in preparation for the summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit dismissed New York-based Human Rights Watch’s suggestion to have Zimbabwe, Somalia and Sudan labelled as human rights 'flashpoints'. United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer had also said Zimbabwe should be discussed at the summit. "

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