Communique on Extraordinary SADC Summit
Section of the SADC communique pertaining to Zimbabwe:
8. On Zimbabwe
8.1 Summit received a progress report on the implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) from H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and the SADC Facilitator on Zimbabwe Political Dialogue.
8.2 Summit also received reports from the parties of the GPA.
8.3 Summit commended H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and the SADC Facilitator on Zimbabwe Political Dialogue for his efforts in ensuring the full implementation of the GPA in Zimbabwe.
8.4. Summit endorsed the report of the Facilitator and its recommendations which includes, among others, the following issues
- Media Reform;
- Upholding the Rule of Law;
- The role of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC);
- Election Date, Vailidity of Electroal Regulations; and
- Deployment of SADC observers
8.5 Summit acknowledged the ruling of the Constutitional Court of Zimbabwe on the elections date and agreed on the need for the Government of Zimbabwe to engage the Constitutional Court to seek more time beyond 31 July 2013 deadline for holding the Harmonised elections.
8.6 Summity urged the three parties fo the GPA to undertake immediate measures to create a conducive environment for the holding of peaceful, credible, free and fair elections