Negotiations between EU (European Union) officials and Zimbabwe’s  government to be held in Brussels have been delayed this week due to the airspace shutdown in Europe, with official still trying to set a date. Zimbabwe resumed flights to Europe too late for the talks to start Monday 26 April, as planned. The discussions  are designed to encourage a re-engagement between the EU and Zimbabwe. The relationship between the two has been strained since the EU put up sanctions to freeze Zimbabwe’s assets and ban arm imports. The talks will address the sanctions placed on Robert Mugabe and the Zanu-PF party and the EU’s desire to see greater democracy and reform in Zimbabwe.

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