TSVANGIRAI IN BULAWAYO (AFP) — Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) greets supporters upon his arrival at the White City stadium in Bulawayo to celebrate his opposition party's 10th anniversary

HARARE (Reuters) — Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday he would not tolerate persecution of members of parliament or violation of the law by President Robert Mugabe, after an EU delegation called for implementation of power sharing.

Swedish International Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson said targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe would not be lifted until human rights abuses ended in a country with a ruined economy that needs billions of dollars for recovery.

Speaking at a rally to mark the 10th anniversary of the formation of his MDC party, Tsvangirai said he would not stand by as Mugabe’s ZANU-PF “continues to violate the law, persecutes our members of parliament, spreads the language of hate, invades our productive farms ... ignores our international treaties.’’

The visit by EU Aid and Development Commissioner Karel De Gucht and the Swedish EU presidency is the first since the EU began targeted sanctions in 2002 against members of Mugabe’s government for what it said were human rights violations.

The EU delegation said relations with Zimbabwe were entering a ‘’new phase’’ but full cooperation hinged on the implementation of power-sharing.

“’Now we’re entering a new phase (of relations). The political agreement was an important step forward, but much needs to be done. The key to re-engagement is the full implementation of the political agreement,’’ said Carlsson.