Madagascar Foreign Minister Fired After Support For UN Resolution On Referendums - Reports - UrduPoint

 Madagascar Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato was fired after his decision to vote for the UN General Assembly resolution not recognizing referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, the Orange portal reported, citing a source.

According to a decree by President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina, posted on his office's page on Facebook (banned in Russia as an extremist social network), Madagascar Defense Minister Gen. Richard Rakotonirina is appointed acting foreign minister.

According to a source, now the ex-minister is being reproached for having single-handedly made a decision on a strategic vote in the UN regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, without consulting the government and the president of Madagascar, the portal reported.

Madagascar has earlier always expressed neutrality regarding the conflict in Ukraine. The former minister himself, in turn, answered the questions of French radio station RFI about his decision.

"I made this decision to vote for in line with my conscience. I don't think that this vote jeopardized the interests of the nation.

The rest will be judged by history," the radio station quoted the minister as saying. However he avoided answering the question if the decision was made without prior discussion with the president.