Mr. Speaker, a few minutes ago I had the occasion to speak with the president of South Africa, and Zimbabwe has been suspended from the Commonwealth.
I congratulated Mr. Mbeki who told me that yesterday he and President Obasanjo met with Mr. Mugabe. They told him that Zimbabwe was to be suspended. They talked about reconciliation and they invited the government to take some people in the opposition to be part of the government.
I had discussions with these two leaders and the prime minister of Australia over the weekend. I have urged them to act positively because it was unacceptable--