"Many shadows"

The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) considers that remain "many shadows" in the announcement of resumption of peace talks between the government and Renamo, warning of the risk of political polarization and removal of other stakeholders in dialogue.

"For us there are still many shadows, because each [government and Renamo] made his demands, and suddenly, in a matter of hours, we have seen this situation," he told Lusa Simango (photo1), leader of the MDM, wondering how fast the announcement of the resumption of dialogue was made and claiming that now "the most important is that the two parties will not alone for this dossier of peace."

The Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) today announced the names of Members José Butters, Eduardo Namburete (photo2) and Andrew Magibire to resume dialogue with the Government and prepare a meeting at the highest level about the end of political and military crisis in Mozambique.

The Renamo's announcement came two days after the head of the Mozambican state has asked the leader of the main opposition party to indicate his team, after several months in which the dialogue between the parties was blocked, while aggravated the climate of military confrontation in the center of the country.Speaking today to Lusa, the president of MDM hopes that the talks between the government and Renamo does not mean "a denial of the civil society and other political parties," nor a hidden agenda between the two leaders.

"The concern is that it is a process in which two people meet, understand what they understand and none of it is released", Simango said, referring to the recent revelation of hidden loans by the Mozambican state, where "there were people who They hid the game and debt. "The leader of MDM and also mayor of Beira, the second largest Mozambican city, warned last talks between the government and Renamo and that "experience does not bring confidence," an allusion to the return of military confrontation after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 1992 and the Cessation Hostilities Agreement in 2014."You can repeat the scenario in which the two sides talk, hide what they say and then people are surprised by new acts of war, as has happened in the past", Simango said, who also expressed his distrust by the announcement of resumption of dialogue have not been accompanied by a truce or ceasefire, with attacks registers allocated by the authorities for Renamo in recent days.

Negotiations between the Mozambican government and Renamo have been stalled for several months after the largest opposition party withdrew from the case, citing a lack of progress and seriousness by the executive.The suspension of the dialogue was accompanied by a worsening political violence, with clashes reports between Renamo and the Defence and Security Forces, as well as mutual accusations of abductions and assassinations of militants on both sides and even attacks attributed by the authorities to the military arm opposition to civilian targets in the center of the country.The main opposition party refuses to accept the results of the general elections in 2014, threatening to rule in six provinces where claims victory in the poll.

As a condition to return to the negotiating table, Renamo leader, Afonso Dhlakama, has required the involvement of the European Union, the Catholic Church and the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.Despite the possibility of mediation have been cleared by Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, at this stage, Renamo believes that the resumption of dialogue does not ignore the involvement of the international community in the later stages the work of the Joint Committee now consists.

From the Government side, Filipe Nyusi had appointed in March Jacinto Veloso (photo3), member of the National Council for Defence and Security, Maria Benvinda Levi, advisor to the President of the Republic, and Alves Muteque, frame the Presidency to prepare the meeting with Dhlakama.