RPT-Zimbabwe prime minister to ask Obama for US help

Jun 12th, 2009 - Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will seek help for his cash-strapped government when he meets President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, but will likely be told more reforms are needed first.

The meeting will underscore the quandary Obama faces -- how to support Tsvangirai's efforts to rebuild Zimbabwe's shattered economy without bolstering President Robert Mugabe. Western states accuse Mugabe of years of misrule and largely shun him.

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