China supports the mediation efforts taken by the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to try to resolve the Zimbabwe issue, Chinese special envoy Liu Guijin said Tuesday.
Liu, China's Special Envoy on African Affairs, made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the high-level segment of the UN Economic and Social Council, which opened here Monday.
"We hope that the stakeholders in Zimbabwe" -- the ruling party, the opposition and other relevant political force -- could "work together and make further efforts to stabilize the volatile situation there," Liu said.
"That is of the most importance," he stressed.
China has also noticed that the international community, particularly the AU and SADC, are now paying greater attention to the situation in Zimbabwe, he said.
Noting that the AU is convening a summit to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe, Liu said that China supports the African Union, SADC and their joint mediator, South Africa, for their efforts to mediate the Zimbabwe situation.
"We hope that the situation there in Zimbabwe could be addressed and the relevant stakeholders ... with the assistance of the regional countries of the African Union and the international Community" could find a proper solution, he said.
Source: Xinhua
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