“We commend the political leadership and the people of Madagascar for the gains attained thus far. The people of Madagascar were faced with a choice – either reconcile and forgive or plunge the country into war and sufferance.

“You chose to reconcile in order to heal the nation,” Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Llewellyn Landers, said on Monday.

Deputy Landers is in the Indian Ocean Island on an official visit aimed at promoting bilateral relations between the two countries.

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