OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASEPRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR

Pretoria, 28 June 2009H.E. Marc Ravalomanana,

President of the Republic of Madagascar, arrived in Sirte, Libya for the 13th African Union Summit where he will meet withother Heads of State to discuss the crisis in Madagascar.

President Ravalomanana will continue to work closely with all partiesinterested in finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the crisis inMadagascar. Following the Extraordinary Summit convened by SADC in Johannesburg last weekend, where he met with several regional Heads ofState, President Ravalomanana again declared his commitment to support theprocess of further dialogue endorsed by SADC and the AU.

PresidentRavalomanana applauded SADC's efforts to help bring about a peaceful solution to the crisis.President Ravalomanana remains deeply concerned for the Malagasy people who have continued to suffer under the illegal regime following anunconstitutional change of government in March.