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Denmark Closes Embassy in Zimbabwe

The Danish embassy on Wednesday officially closed its mission in Zimbabwe, the Herald newspaper reported on Thursday.

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The Danish embassy on Wednesday officially closed its mission in Zimbabwe, the Herald newspaper reported on Thursday.

Danish ambassador Ole Moesby was quoted as saying that although he had often been criticized for being contradictory in working with the government while supporting the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), he was of the opinion that their operations were transparent and democratic.

"We have not been contradictory. We cherish all the time that we operated in Zimbabwe since independence," he said.

This was the first time that Moesby has openly admitted that his country supported the MDC.

Moesby said he felt that the official closure of the embassy should be held on June 5 as this was also the day that a new constitution, which limited the powers of the king and ushered in new democratic dispensation, was born.

Moesby and his embassy colleagues were stopped at one time by the police from holding a meeting with the MDC.

Plans to cause discontent and revolt in Zimbabwe have clandestinely been abetted using Danish and other country's financial resources. Danish agencies have funded the MDC and its voter education and other programs.

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