Security Council urges sides in Madagascar crisis to seek political solution

Voicing their “very serious concern” for the political crisis in Madagascar, Security Council members today urged all sides to refrain from aggravating the situation and to seek a political solution within the legal process.

Council members also “expressed their strong support for the actions taken to promote a solution to the crisis in Madagascar by the Organization for African Unity (OAU) and the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Ambassador Adolfo Aguilar Zinser of Mexico, the current President of the 15-member body, said in a press statement.

Earlier today, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahima Fall briefed the Council on the latest developments in Madagascar.