Zimbabwe prime minister issues statement on progress of unity government.

Text of report by London-based Zimbabwe independent Short Wave Radio Africa website on 25 February

[Statement Issued by Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai From the MDC Pressroom]

MDC Pressroom 25 February 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, The Right Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, on the Progress of the Transitional Government

Members of the Diplomatic Corps and the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Zimbabweans;

Today, I want to take this opportunity to highlight developments within the Transitional Government a mere two weeks after my inauguration as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

Firstly, I would like to commend the Ministers for the work they have been doing in the very short time that they have been in office.

They have managed to begin to address some of the many issues facing the country and I am encouraged by the open and constructive debates within Cabinet and the Council of Ministers.

In particular, I would like to recognise the …