African foreign ministers to discuss Zimbabwe

Luanda: Southern African foreign ministers will convene to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabawe on Monday, a spokesman for Angola's foreign ministry said.

"The withdrawal of the main candidate from Zimbabwe's election is new and SADC (Southern African Development Community) will be discussing this," Angolan foreign ministry spokesman Abreu Breganha said.

Breganha said a statement could be issued at the end of a meeting of SADC ministers in Luanda.