A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
During a ceremony held in Ankara this morning, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Asim, Minister of Foreign Affairs and His Excellency Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has signed two Memoranda of Understanding between the Government of Maldives and the Government of Turkey. The MoUs that were signed were ‘Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation […]
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Zhang Lizhong, presented his Letter of Credence to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. At the ceremony, the President welcomed the Ambassador to the Maldives and congratulated him on the commencement of his term as the Ambassador of China to […]
Commander of the goodwill fleet of China’s People Liberation Army, Rear Admiral Shen Hao has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning, at the President’s Office. At the call, the Vice President expressed his sincere gratitude for the generous contributions and support extended by the Government of China for the development […]
President Yameen (R) shakes hands with the new Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives, Zhang Lizhong, PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The new Ambassador of China to the Maldives, Zhang Lizhong, presented his credentials to President Abdulla Yameen early Tuesday at the President’s Office. Warmly welcoming the new ambassador following the departure of his predecessor, Wang Fukang, earlier this […]
The government of India will not interfere in the civil affairs of Maldives, says Deputy Speaker of People’s Majlis, Hulhu-Henveyru MP Reeko Moosa Manik. The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) parliamentarian, Reeko made the comment in an interview on Public Service Media (PSM) News’ show “Gondi Vikkumaai, Vote Vikkun Nimumakah” last Sunday night. Reeko […]
After turning the tables quietly on China in Sri Lanka two and a half years ago, India finds itself on the cusp of repeating this success in another SAARC nation in the Indian Ocean – Maldives. Only if India were willing to go the distance, that is! It was in January 2015 when China’s then […]
Three Chinese navy ships arrived in Maldives this Sunday in a friendly visit. The three navy ships – Chang Chun, Jing Zhou and Chao Hu arrived in Maldives this Sunday morning. Chang Chun is currently harbored at the Male’ Commercial Harbor. The three navy vessels were dispatched on a peace mission by President of China, […]