Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbekiis a South African politician who served nine years as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, following a conclusion by judge C. R. Nicholson of improper interference in the National Prosecuting Authority, including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption. On...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 June 1942
I know there is a lot of concern about plans that Iran might have to develop nuclear weapons which arises from positions that Iran took in the past when in fact it did not disclose things to the IAEA. And therefore the conclusion that the reason that they are refusing to do it is because they are hiding something - I can understand that.
It is critically important that Iran should not develop nuclear weapons. And that the necessary interventions need to be made by the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure that, indeed, that does not happen, in the context of any nuclear generation of power or research or whatever, in Iran.
It is also important to respect the fact that Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), which Treaty spells out the rights and obligations of signatories to the Treaty, and therefore that we cannot deny Iran the rights due to it as a signatory of the NPT.
I must say that for us this represents one of the most positive developments in a global situation that otherwise seems to be dominated by many negative developments,
No longer will we be an object of fascination for others, who would consider us a strange and an estranged segment of humanity.
The instability has gone on for far too long. The levels of poverty and conflict are increasing, and if you add to that a fraudulent election, it has to be avoided,
There is no substance to the allegations that there is any hesitation on the part of our government to confront the challenge of HIV-AIDS,
The government continues to function properly and we continue to work as government,
We want a peaceful resolution. We would not want to see any kind of war in the Middle East because it would be disastrous for Africa.
Billions would rebel in response to what they consider legitimate right of the poor that has been unjustly deferred by the rich (nations).
Throwing money at African governments is not the answer,
Everybody in the region is interested to assist in the process of finding a solution to that conflict,
This intervention shows that it's possible to go into the least-developed areas -- to the rural people -- and bring them into the modern era.
And therefore it's a matter that we discussed, and I am quite sure that the Zimbabwe government will take the necessary steps to have that matter addressed,