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Madagascar and France continue military cooperation

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France and Madagascar are continuing their military cooperation, notably by training Malagasy military personnel in Réunion and strengthening the capabilities of Madagascar’s armed forces. The partnership also covers securing regional maritime areas, reports Midi Madagasikara.

Military cooperation between France and Madagascar is continuing around the training of the Malagasy armed forces and the security of the region’s maritime areas, reports Midi Madagasikara. Malagasy military personnel are being trained in Réunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean.

These exchanges aim to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Malagasy army and improve monitoring of regional maritime areas, according to Midi Madagasikara.

This cooperation follows a defence meeting between Catherine Vautrin and the Malagasy authorities on 6 October. Discussions on defence cooperation in Madagascar marked a recent step in military relations between Paris and Antananarivo.

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