Zimbabwe`s Tsvangirai Calls For End To Sanctions

`I therefore urge the international community to recognise our efforts and note the progress that we make in this regard.`

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday made his first call for an end to Western sanctions on Zimbabwe.

"I therefore urge the international community to recognise our efforts and note the progress that we make in this regard and to match our progress by moving towards the removal of restrictive measures," he said in his maiden speech to parliament.