Stockholm, 17 June-(ANA)-Sweden's prime minister has said that he saw positive signs in Zimbabwe but stopped short of offering aid to the impoverished country, urging the government to push through economic and political reforms.
"We are determined to do as much as we can to support the transition to democracy and increase the respect for human rights in Zimbabwe," Fredrik Reinfeldt said at a news briefing after a meeting Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
"This will be an important task during the Swedish EU presidency."
But Reinfeldt, who takes over the rotating European Union presidency for Sweden from July 1, offered no aid for the African nation, saying urgent matters needed to be resolved.
"Politically motivated violence needs to be stopped," he said. "The rule of law and freedom of the media must be established."
Tsvangirai has been touring Europe and the United States in a bid to woo financial support for the unity government he shares uneasily with rival President Robert Mugabe. (ANA)
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