His Excellency Mr Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique and SADC Mediator,

Madame Béatrix Atallah, President of the National Independent Electoral Commission Of The Transition (Ceni-T);

Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, Executive Secretary Of SADC;

Your Excellencies, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International

Organizations accredited to The Republic of Madagascar;

Heads of Election Observation Missions and their teams;

Civil Society Organizations;

Religious Leaders;

Esteemed members of the media;

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good Afternoon,

Not long ago, I was together with some of you in the Kingdom of Swaziland to Observe Elections in that country. Today, we meet on yet another equally important SADC Election Observer Mission, this time in the Republic of Madagascar. On behalf of the SADC Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, I wish to take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation to you all for making yourselves available to

Author: SADC

Available at: http://www.sadc.int/files/3613/8185/5582/Statement_Minister_Launch_Observer_Mission_14_October_2013.pdf