Governor of Zimbabwe's central bank Dr Gideon Gono has called on the West to urgently remove the illegal economic sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe as they are impeding efforts to resuscitate the economy. Addressing the Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Central Bank Governors in Harare on Friday, Dr Gono said Zimbabwe has the capacity to turn around its economy but efforts to do so are being frustrated by the Western sanctions. 'As Zimbabweans, our ability to resoundingly turn around the fortunes of our well-resourced economy is being strangulated by the illegal sanctions. Under the inclusive Government, Zimbabweans have found one another in the constructive spirit of seeking to rebuild our national economy. Zimbabweans have realized the futility of trying to turn around our economy in an environment of pointless conflict but with the adversity of sanctions, achievement of our turnaround will take much longer,' he was quoted by Saturday's the Herald as saying. Dr Gono, however, commended SADC and the African Union for rallying behind Zimbabwe in its efforts to have the illegal embargo lifted. At least 15 SADC governors and senior government and bank officials attended the conference. 