"War of words''between Renamo and Frelimo must end,says MDM

MOZAMBIQUE'S third-largest political party, (MDM(the Democratic Movement of Mozambique , has criticised the ''war of words'' being waged between President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama, and is demanding instead a dialogue between the nation's active forces that will allow the country and the Mozambican people to dwell in peace, and enable much- needed economic development. MDM leader Daviz Simango thinks Nyusi and Dhlakama are not making sense when they say that they are willing to talk, but in practice carry on at a distance a war of words that is harmful both to peace and the success of the Mozambican people. In an interview with RFI, MDM spokesperson Sande Carmona says: "Any situation involving differences of opinion, of ways of being, must necessarily be resolved through conversation, through a permanent and ongoing dialogue involving all the active forces in the life of Mozambique." "For us, the MDM," says Carmona, “there is no room in Mozambique for people turning their backs on one another over differences of ideas and of understanding, in any circumstance." "There is such a lack of intelligence on the part of the leadership, whether of Renamo, or Frelimo itself, or the government, because they always keep these discussions going from a distance, and often there is lack of coherence in how they address the differences between themselves."