HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said Monday that a peaceful conference to agree upon a new constitution will help pave the way for national elections he wants to hold in March.

Mugabe, opening the two-day constitutional meeting , urged 1,300 delegates from all political parties and civic groups “to shame our detractors” who believe Zimbabwe can’t solve its problems without violence.

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