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[HWPL] Parliament of Madagascar Awards Appreciation Plaque to Chairman Man-hee Lee, "The Father of Peace”

The plaque of APPRECIATION delivered to Chairman Lee by Jean Max Rakotomamonjy, President of the National Assembly of Madagascar. The appreciation plaque reads, “I hereby express my heartfelt gratitude to you, Chairman Lee, who has worked to achieve world peace with dedication and sacrifice as the father of peace.”

The National Assembly of Madagascar, home to the world's fourth largest island and a democratic republic and former socialist republic, has shown great enthusiasm for the peace movement led by Chairman Man-hee Lee of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL). A Madagascan politician, who had attended the September 18 WARP Summit hosted by HWPL in Korea in 2014, was particularly impressed by the way the global village was being united for peace.

President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy was so moved by Chairman Lee's peace movement that he delivered Chairman Lee a plaque of appreciation at the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit on September 18, 2017, at InterContinental Seoul Parnas.

President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy delivers a plaque of appreciation to Chairman Man-hee Lee, in honor of his peace efforts, at the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit held at InterContinental Seoul Parnas on September 18, 2017.

Through this plaque of appreciation, President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy expressed his gratitude to Chairman Lee for his commitment to peace and the invitation to the WARP Summit for participation in the work of peace. He presented a plaque of appreciation and expressed his desire to cooperate in this work of peace. The plaque of appreciation stated, “I hereby express my heartfelt gratitude to you, Chairman Lee, who has worked to achieve world peace with dedication and sacrifice as the father of peace.”

At the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit, President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy remarked on his experience attending the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit in the previous year. He said, “As seen on the screen at the stadium, I was able to confirm that the peace movement became more widespread by seeing people from all over the world attending this event together.”

President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy holds a world balloon during the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit on September 18, 2017

Following his attendance at the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit in 2016, President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy began to give close attention to HWPL's peace activities. He was particularly impressed by the voluntary peace activities of the members of International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), an affiliate group of HWPL, and thereafter participated in various HWPL events. He expressed his active support by writing and delivering a personal letter of support for the "Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW, 10 Articles 38 Clauses).” In December 2016, the same year, during a meeting at the National Assembly of Madagascar, HWPL was introduced and the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) was proclaimed.

After that, he attended the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit in 2017, where he delivered a plaque of appreciation. He then attended high-level meetings, including the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), which is the legislative body of 55 African countries, during HWPL's 29th Peace Tour in South Africa in August 2018. He was instrumental in securing the support of the chairman of the PAP with a signed MOU made between HWPL and PAP.

The 'Daedong Festival' is in action during the evening ceremony of the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit in Hwaseong Stadium, Gyeonggi province, on September 18, 2017

HWPL's 'DPCW 10 Articles, 38 Clauses’ Performance moves the hearts of guests towards peace at the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit on September 18, 2016

Since then, the friendship between Madagascar and Korea has progressed one step further. In December 2018, President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy met with the Korean Ambassador to Madagascar Im Sang-woo, and proposed the establishment of the Korea-Madagascar Parliamentary Friendship Association. Ambassador Im welcomed this, and replied that a Parliamentary Friendship group would play a leading role in establishing exchanges with parliamentarians from the Parliament of Madagascar to promote various Korea-focused future projects.

This alliance seems to have fuelled the creation of a 'Korean Wave' in Madagascar.

Peace!