Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Zimbabwe since the recent elections in that country.

I released statements on 4 and 9 August highlighting our concern with the violence and human rights violations which took place after the elections of 30 July, particularly regarding the deaths of at least six people on 1 August. I released a further statement on 25 August on the overall conduct of the election. I spoke to Foreign Minister Moyo and Movement for Democratic Change Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on 10 August to urge calm, and for all sides uphold the rule of law and the Constitution. In addition, our Ambassador met President Mnangagwa as events were unfolding on 1 August to raise our serious concern and press for the military to be immediately removed from the streets.

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