A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Turkey, H.E. Şakir Özkan Torunlar, presented his Letter of Credence to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. During the call, the President welcomed the Ambassador to the Maldives and extended greetings and good wishes to the President of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. […]
The Ambassador of Singapore, H.E. Chua Thian Poh, has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning at the President’s Office. During the call, the Vice President noted that the Maldives and Singapore have enjoyed 42 years of excellent relations. He requested the Ambassador to convey on his behalf congratulations to the […]
Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim pictured addressing the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. The Maldives voiced concerns at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations over the many difficulties faced in acquiring soft loans for developmental projects, which leaves the island nation with no option but to take commercial […]
Mohamed Asim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session. UN Photo/Cia Pak 23 September 2017 – A stronger United Nations is more than ever needed to address the multiple crises facing the world, the Maldives to the General Assembly’s 72nd annual general debate […]
The Maldives has refused to release a Sri Lankan accused of being a ‘sniper’ and who had alleged planned to kill the Maldives President. Foreign Ministry sources told The Sunday Leader that the Maldives Attorney General’s Department had informed Sri Lanka that the ‘sniper’ cannot be released as he is facing a high profile case. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Asim The Maldives partnered with Saudi Arabia at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, holding a side-event entitled “Countering Violent Extremism: Promoting Community Level Prevention“. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the event held on Saturday, Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Asim noted that “no country is immune […]