Two of the most likely contenders for the presidency are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg.

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Sweden's Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, reiterated the EU stance that the sanctions are not against Zimbabwe.

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Mr.Prime Minister, yours is the first official state visit of my presidency.

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Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour and Presidency Minister Essop Pahad will be in a 50-member South African delegation that flies to Zurich this month for the formal presentation of its bid.

BBC: An aircraft flies over the FNB Stadium

She backed the appointment of relative lightweights for both the EU presidency and the foreign minister's job created by the Lisbon treaty.

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Under a constitutional reform agreed last year, some powers are to be transferred from the presidency to a prime minister nominated by parliament.

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