MALAWI’s President Muluzi said in a statement on Wednesday that the small country of R10-million people had qualified for debt relief. He announced the good news after being officially assured of his country’s status at a meeting with British Secretary of State Claire Short. Britain also pledged to increase bilateral aid to Malawi to K5-billion annually, making Malawi with a $2,3-billion foreign debt, the second largest recipient of British aid in the world.