Botswana has urged Zimbabwe's neighbours to squeeze President Robert Mugabe out of power.
The call - in the toughest language yet from a state in the region - comes in a bid to end Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis.
Botswana's foreign minister Phandu Skelemani called on the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) to confront Mr Mugabe.
He said Mr Mugabe would not last if Zimbabwe's neighbours closed their borders and completely isolated him. Mr Skelemani said: "If no petrol went in for a week, he can't last."
SADC has failed to persuade Mr Mugabe and the opposition to implement an outline power-sharing deal signed in September, which is widely seen as the best hope for Zimbabwe's ruined economy.
The call - in the toughest language yet from a state in the region - comes in a bid to end Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis.
Botswana's foreign minister Phandu Skelemani called on the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) to confront Mr Mugabe.
He said Mr Mugabe would not last if Zimbabwe's neighbours closed their borders and completely isolated him. Mr Skelemani said: "If no petrol went in for a week, he can't last."
SADC has failed to persuade Mr Mugabe and the opposition to implement an outline power-sharing deal signed in September, which is widely seen as the best hope for Zimbabwe's ruined economy.
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