Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 3:59 pm Press Release: Green Party
Greens Support Action On Zimbabwe
Green Party Foreign
Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke is backing Prime Minister
Helen Clark's call for stronger action against the Mugabe
regime.
"I support her bringing up the issue with
Commonwealth leaders she meets at the Pacific Islands Forum
meeting this weekend," said Mr Locke. "In light of recent
events, more leaders might be coming around to the view that
Zimbabwe should be suspended from the Commonwealth until
democracy is restored."
Mr Locke also welcomed ACT deputy
leader Ken Shirley's call for New Zealand to accept refugees
from Zimbabwe.
"This is quite a turnaround for a party
that has been hostile to New Zealand taking in asylum
seekers from places like Afghanistan.
"However, we hope
that ACT's new-found humanity is not motivated solely by the
skin colour of the asylum seekers.
"Is ACT envisaging
welcoming just white farmers to New Zealand, or will the
much larger number of persecuted black Zimbabweans be
equally welcome?" asked Mr Locke.
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