Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 19, 2007 Question Taken at March 19, 2007 Daily Press Briefing Zimbabwe: Crisis UpdateQuestion: Did the Zimbabwe Foreign Minister summon foreign ambassadors and threaten to expel any who support opposition party members? At the briefing, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell, sought assurances that the minister would provide diplomats an opportunity to respond. When the Ambassador did not receive these assurances, he departed refusing to participate in the Government's attempt to justify its recent brutality. The United States will continue to speak and act steadfastly in support of the people of Zimbabwe's right to democracy.
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