Pretoria - Madagascar's rivals are set to tackle the core of the country's political deadlock on Wednesday as crisis talks resume with interim leader Andry Rajoelina and ousted president Marc Ravalomanana.
Former Presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy are expected to be present during the second phase of talks which will be facilitated by President Jacob Zuma.
The four political leaders had previously signed a power-sharing accord, which was spurned by Rajoelina, prompting the African Union to place travel and economic bans on him and scores of his backers last month.
International Relations hoped that this round of meeting will mark an end to the crisis, which affected every facet of life of the ordinary Malagasies.
The overarching objective of the meeting is to obtain an agreement that will overcome the current impasse in resolving the Malagasy political crisis under the SADC mediation process led by former Mozambican President Chissano.
"It is hoped that the dialogue will result in the parties agreeing on the implementation of an all-inclusive process that ensures the holding of credible, free and fair elections, as well as the national reconciliation," the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said.
