The African Union intends to resume Madagascar's membership suspended four years ago after a coup, according to an official letter sent to Madagascar's newly elected president Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

The AU commission president recalls the AU Council for Peace and Security Council (PSC)'s "intention to invite Madagascar to resume its place at the AU and to participate to its activities after the presidential election in the requirements of freedom, transparency and regularity, and after the new President of the Republic has taken function," said the AU letter send on Friday but shared to the media in Madagascar on Sunday.

"The president of the African Union Commission (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, notes the proclamation of the final results of presidential run-off on January 17, 2014, by the Special Electoral Court (CES) in Madagascar," said the letter. "The president of AU commission congratulates Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina on his election as the new President of Madagascar's Republic."

"It expresses the appreciation of the AU to the people, as well as all political actors and institutions in Madagascar, for the commitment they have shown and which helped to end the process of transition, through the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections," it said. "AU urges them to continue to demonstrate the same commitment and the same sense of responsibility to consolidate the remarkable progress that has been made and thus facilitate a sustainable exit from crisis."

The AU commission president call on the international community to assist Madagascar in its efforts to realize socioeconomic recovery and promote national reconciliation, it added.

The AU suspended Madagascar's membership in 2009 after a coup forced the transfer of power from the elected president to a transitional president.