News:UK Ambassador Comments On Funding Rumours. Says Economic Reforms Not Enough To Normalise Relations
<vote /> United Kingdom ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing said her government will not directly fund President Robert Mugabe’s government until it addresses issues like good governance, police brutality and respect of court orders.
Responding to media reports that the British government was shoring up the Mugabe regime despite its rhetoric, Liang said,
No United Kingdom taxpayers’ money has been or will be used to fund the government of Zimbabwe. Any decision on future UK support for a multi-year International Monetray Fund programme will be based on the considerations described above.
She added that while economic reforms were necessary, they were not sufficient in themselves to normalise relations,
The government of Zimbabwe is responsible for upholding the rule of law and human rights, as defined both by the Zimbabwean Constitution and Zimbabwe’s obligations as a member of the international community.
The ambassador also highlighted that the UK since 2010 had continued to support humanitarian causes in Zimbabwe. The British said they supported 360 000 vulnerable people with cash transfers following the El Niño-induced drought, helped reduce maternal deaths from 960 per 100 000 in 2010 to 651 per 100 000 in 2015 and delivered school improvement grants to over 6 000 schools in 2015.
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