Harare, 30 Jan-(ANA)-The national executive of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has agreed to join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe, the BBC has reported.
The national council of the opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) still needs to endorse the deal.
Regional mediator South Africa had said the MDC would commit to the deal signed 10 months ago.
Earlier in the week the MDC had appeared reluctant to endorse the power-sharing agreement.
The party said that the outcome of the latest summit fell "far short" of their expectations.
On Friday, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF and the MDC agreed to set up a joint committee to monitor the power-sharing pact.
The body is the first structure to be formed as a result of political agreement, according to South African mediator Sydney Mufamadi.
Correspondents say the move is a further sign that the political rivals may be close to implementing a power-sharing agreement.
The wrangling over power-sharing has paralysed government for nearly a year.
Zimbabwe is suffering from an escalating food crisis and an outbreak of cholera.
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, who chaired an emergency summit this week to get a deal, said the MDC was committed to a timeline agreed by the parties.
This would see MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sworn in as prime minister on February 11. (ANA)
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