A deal setting a framework for talks on the country's political crisis was signed on 21 July by Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. Power-sharing talks between Mugabe's Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC should be completed within two weeks.

Meanwhile, EU officials are extending sanctions against allies of Mr Mugabe, adding 37 names to the list of 131 people subject to a travel ban and assets freeze.

Zimbabwe's presidential run-off elections were held on Friday 27 June. Following Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal, Robert Mugabe was the only candidate and has claimed victory.

The international community has heavily condemned the Mugabe regime for widespread violence against political opposition ahead of the vote.

Here are the latest statements, interviews and blogs.

 

Foreign Secretary latest

David Miliband's blog on the vote at the UN on Zimbabwe on 11 July and on the EU decision on 23 July

Interviews on 7 July on the BBC and Sky News.

 

Prime Minister's Questions and statement

On 25 June, Prime Minister's Questions focused on Zimbabwe. See the video on the right for the answers in full.

On 23 June, following Mr Tsvangirai's withdrawal, the Prime Minister said a free and fair election in the country is impossible.

 

Foreign Secretary's statements and blog

Here are some of the other things the Foreign Secretary has been saying about recent events in the country:

• Mugabe's Honorary Knighthood annulled
  
• Mr Tsvangirai's withdrawal from the election
• the arrest of Tendai Biti, MDC Secretary-General
• the arrest of UK and US diplomats at a roadblock

Here is David Miliband's latest blog.

 

Lord Malloch-Brown interviews and Lords' questions

FCO Minister Lord Malloch-Brown interviewed on Radio 4's Today Programme on 23 June

Interviewed on the Today programme on 18 June

Interviewed on Channel 4 News on 17 June

He answered questions in the House of Lords on 10 June, deploring the use of violence towards ordinary Zimbabwe citizens.

 

Bloggers

FCO staff in Zimbabwe have been blogging regularly and keeping us up to speed with what's going on in the country.  Here are some extracts:

"...Despair and fear infects us working at the British Embassy. Living through such a period is taking chunks out of us. In June we held our annual reception to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday, and give some aid and comfort to our community and friends here. Some of the guests could not attend, as they were being held as political prisoners. Others have been savagely beaten since the party. It hurts to see such cruelty close up..."

"...My pantry has exactly eight sorry-looking potatoes, four onions, six greyish green tomatoes, about five kilogrammes of maize meal, a cupful of salt and three, two kilogramme bags of rice. My children think my pantry is bare but I am quite happy with myself, because I have a bit more than most of my friends....".

"...My daughter says every home should have been built with a bunker. Someone I used to consider a friend thinks the brutal deaths taking place in the country are 'absolutely normal' because according to him we got our independence through the barrel of the gun so in his view any change has to be sealed by blood..."

"...While our unsatisfactory conversation is going on, we manage to get reasonably close to the MDC office. It is entirely burned out. Elvis pulls the car up beside me and says sharply, 'It is time to go NOW, this man is losing control'. As we shoot off, another call. A man injured in the attack has been taken to a hospital in Masvingo. We zoom over there, Elvis-fast, and find the man - bandaged hands and feet and burned hair. His story of what happened is horrible....."

"...If you want to break a person's spirit, you burn their home and beat them senseless. You do not stop there - you burn their grain and cause whatever harm you can to their livestock. This is what is being visited on people perceived to have voted the wrong way. But what does such senseless violence hope to achieve?...."

Read the Harare blog