TORONTO - Canada on Friday joined the U.S. and European Union in imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe's authoritarian regime headed by President Robert Mugabe.
Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson charged that since the African country's discredited presidential election in March and runoff in June, Mugabe's government has made no effort to promote democratic rule. "Despite efforts by international mediators, and despite calls by the international community to return democracy to Zimbabwe, the government has shown itself unwilling to negotiate in good faith, and uninterested in meaningful reform," Emerson said in a statement Friday.
Emerson said the measures announced Friday "go further toward isolating and maintaining pressure on key members of the Zimbabwe regime."
Canada is banning arms exports, freezing the assets of top Zimbabwean officials and banning Zimbabwean aircraft from flying over or landing in Canada. |