Ban welcomes power-sharing deal in Madagascar

New York, 09 Nov-(ANA)-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar''s current and former leaders and urged them to implement the deal to resolve months of political wrangling in the Indian Ocean country.

Madagascar''s four past and present leaders -- Andry Rajoelina, Marc 

Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy – have struck the power-sharing deal 

following talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mr. Ban "urges the Malagasy leaders to speedily inaugurate the Government of 

National Unity and to put in place the transitional institutions foreseen in the 

Maputo agreement," his spokesperson said in a statement.

In early August the four leaders reached a separate power-sharing deal in 

Maputo, Mozambique, but were subsequently unable to agree on the composition of 

a transitional government. (ANA)

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