00:00The French President Emmanuel Macron met with Madagascar President Andrew Rajolini at the capital Antananarive on Wednesday as he began his two-day state visit to the island.
00:11In the visit, the French President announced new funding from the French Development Agency and a loan from the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Volob in eastern Madagascar.
00:22With the President, we want to go further. This is why we still will be participating in an economic forum soon.
00:28Several agreements were signed today to promote access to energy and water through large-scale structural projects and also meet the country's growing needs.
00:38I am thinking in particular of the Volob hydroelectric dam in the involvement of EDF.
00:43While addressing the media, the Madagascar President Andrew Rajolini said that the two countries will commit to the regional peace and the common goal in terms of environmental preservation.
00:55Madagascar and France share the same ambition for regional stability in the Indian Ocean.
01:02This is why we are both particularly committed to preserving our environment and our unique ecosystems in the face of threats from climate hazards.
01:19I also shared with President Emmanuel Macron the desire to restructure Madagascar's debt to France.
01:26The trip also derved into disputes between the nations stemming from the colonial era, including Madagascar's claim of a group of small islands.
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