Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANTANANARIVO288
2007-03-22 13:38:00
SECRET
Embassy Antananarivo
Cable title:
DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE
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S E C R E T ANTANANARIVO 000288
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/E - MBEYZEROV
ADDIS FOR USAU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ZI MA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE
REF: A. ANTANANARIVO 277
B. SECSTATE 34008
Classified By: Ambassador James D. McGee for reasons 1.4 B and D
S E C R E T ANTANANARIVO 000288
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/E - MBEYZEROV
ADDIS FOR USAU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ZI MA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE
REF: A. ANTANANARIVO 277
¶B. SECSTATE 34008
Classified By: Ambassador James D. McGee for reasons 1.4 B and D
¶1. (S) Ambassador delivered REF B demarche to Minister of
Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva the evening of March 21 on the
sideline of a dinner in honor of the departing UNDP Resident
Representative. After listening carefully to demarche
points, Ranjeva replied that as a SADC Member, Madagascar
cannot and will not speak out on its own about Zimbabwe.
Five years after the governance crisis and a few months after
successful elections in Madagascar, the GOM prefers a low
profile. MFA Ranjeva added, very discreetly, that he knows
President Ravalomanana's personal feeling is that Mugabe is a
problem.
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