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KYOTO, Japan-The international community must take action to quell the chaos and violence in Zimbabwe if African leaders fail to address the crisis, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters during a gathering of the Group of Eight wealthy nations in Kyoto, Frattini criticized the African Union for not putting enough pressure on President Robert Mugabe ahead of his one-man election on Friday."The credibility of the United Nations and the African Union and the Southern African Development Community is at stake here. I take note of the rather tepid reaction of the African Union," he said."If there isn't an African reaction, then the international community should think about other measures and sanctions".{{{AMEN TO THAT....!!!!}}}African leaders have condemned the chaos in Zimbabwe, and on Wednesday a security committee of the Southern African Development Community urged postponement of Friday's vote after the opposition candidate withdrew. Mugabe, 84, rejected the idea and said the run-off election would go ahead.The United Nations Security Council should be ready to discuss such measures, Frattini told reporters after a series of bilateral meetings and a working dinner with other G8 foreign ministers.Representatives of Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Britain, Russia, Japan and the United States are meeting in Japan's ancient capital for two days to discuss global security issues ranging from the Afghan conflict to North Korea's nuclear program.To read more go to:
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