Foreign Policy
Documents & Texts from the White House
28 June 2008
Statement by the President on Zimbabwe
Related:
• Crisis in Zimbabwe
On Friday, the Mugabe regime held a sham election that ignored the will
of the people of Zimbabwe. The international community has condemned the
Mugabe regime's ruthless campaign of politically-motivated violence and
intimidation with a strong and unified voice that makes clear that
yesterday's election was in no way free and fair. Any legitimate
government of Zimbabwe must represent the interests of all its citizens
and the outcome of the March 29 elections.
Given the Mugabe regime's blatant disregard for the Zimbabwean people's
democratic will and human rights, I am instructing the Secretaries of
State and Treasury to develop sanctions against this illegitimate
Government of Zimbabwe and those who support it. We will press for
strong action by the United Nations, including an arms embargo on
Zimbabwe and travel ban on regime officials. We will continue to work
closely with the African Union, Southern African Development Community,
and other world leaders to resolve this crisis.
The United States stands ready to support a legitimate government
through a robust package of development assistance, debt relief, and
normalization with international financial institutions. In the
meantime, we will continue to support the people of Zimbabwe by
providing food assistance to more than one million people and AIDS
treatment to more than 40,000 people.
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