Madagascar-roadmap: SADC sent a small regiment

General Nyemba Mduduzi Tanzania,'organe responsible for defense and security in SADC landed in Ivato, mardr early in the afternoon. He is leading a delegation of fifteen military and police. Four other elements have joined in the evening, waiting perhaps other comrades who will arrive with the delegation Ministerial Troika on Wednesday.A total of twenty elements are expected as part of the mission to Antananarivo.

What mandate for military delegation?

Asked why a high number of members of the delegation, General Nyemba Mduduzi preferred temper. "Each member of the Troika is represented in all existing structures," he pointed out to explain the presence of military and police in South Africa, Tanzanian and Zambian sides. The General Officer in Tanzania was also evasive about the exact terms of its mandate, although he placed in line with the signing of the Roadmap. "Right now, I can not comment on details []] of the program]," he said after stating that it "is one of the structures []] SADC] (.. .) to discuss with stakeholders and advance the discussions. "

The arrival of the military delegation of the Troika was revealed Saturday in Pretoria. It was during the meeting between Marius Fransman, deputy South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and representatives of political groups signed the road map.

Asked about the impressive delegation, General Randrianazary, Secretary-General on the Force, preferred to remain cautious. "I do not know the object of his mission and it will tell us, but we will listen," he admitted, referring to the meeting the officials of the Great silent and the Police have with the Delegation on Wednesday. "We read the road map, but we find no chapter we (police and military) on," he said.

The Delegation of NDT in Pretoria and Addis Ababa

The delegation representing the political groups close to the transition went to South Africa and then in Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union, and will be back this Wednesday, October 12. "We were received by Jean Ping, chairperson, and Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union on Monday," said Benjamin Ramanantsoa, ??General Coordinator of the space for political and Minister of Transport. He said it was a meeting "official" which allowed the Malagasy delegation to discuss with senior officials of the African Union.