Harare - President Robert Mugabe's government said yesterday it was ready to meet the EU demand for discussions on its human rights record. But Harare said it continued to reject what it called EU ultimatums to allow foreign observers to monitor the run-up to next year's presidential elections.
"Zimbabwe is ready for the consultations, has been ready for the consultation since June and our position on the issue is clear," the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Stan Mudenge, told Zimbabwe state media. But while the government was ready for dialogue, he said, it remained firm on its rejection of ultimatums on the issue of allowing observers to monitor presidential elections.