Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Former UN head Kofi Annan and the former US president Jimmy Carter have cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe, reports BBC.
They said the government had not granted them visas, making their two-day visit, with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel, impossible.
The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
Earlier Zimbabwe's government denied a report that it was blocking the visit.
"We had to cancel our visit because the government made it very clear that it will not cooperate," Mr Annan told a press conference in Johannesburg.
They said the government had not granted them visas, making their two-day visit, with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel, impossible.
The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
Earlier Zimbabwe's government denied a report that it was blocking the visit.
"We had to cancel our visit because the government made it very clear that it will not cooperate," Mr Annan told a press conference in Johannesburg.