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Fathmath Shaahunaz
17 January 2021, MVT 08:53
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and Prime Minister of Morocco Dr Saad Eddine El-Othmani. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Fathmath Shaahunaz
17 January 2021, MVT 08:53
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Friday reiterated Maldives support for Morocco s position on the disputed Western Sahara region, once more calling for peaceful resolution through negotiations.
Shahid made the statement at the Virtual Ministerial Conference in Support of the Autonomy Initiative Under Moroccan Sovereignty , which was jointly held by Morocco and the United States.
Reaffirming Maldives backing of Morocco, Minister Shahid highlighted the close bilateral relations between the two countries across the areas of culture and heritage, education, climate change, economic cooperation, counterterrorism and de-radicalization, as well multilateral ties.
Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart, Retno L.P. Marsudi, over the tragic plane crash that killed 62 people on January
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Fathmath Shaahunaz
06 January 2021, MVT 13:45
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid announced on January 6, 2020, that Maldives will reinstate diplomatic ties with Qatar. PHOTO: FOREIGN MINISTRY
Fathmath Shaahunaz
06 January 2021, MVT 13:45
The government of Maldives announced Tuesday its decision to reinstate full diplomatic relations with Qatar, nearly three years after the island nation severed ties with the Gulf nation.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid made the declaration just hours after Saudi Arabia announced that the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt were joining it in re-establishing ties with Qatar, during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) s annual summit held earlier the same day.
Maldives-Japan sign exchange of notes on deferring debt-service
Fathmath Shaahunaz
28 December 2020, MVT 14:56
Japanese Ambassador Keiko Yanai (L) and Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid sign Exchange of Notes on the G-20 DSSI between Maldives and Japan. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY
Fathmath Shaahunaz
28 December 2020, MVT 14:56
Maldives and Japan signed the Exchange of Notes on the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) on Monday, regarding the temporary deferral of debt-service payments.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid signed the Exchange of Notes on behalf of Maldives, while Japan was represented by its Ambassador, Keiko Yanai. The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the ministry, Embassy of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
President ratifies amendment banning import of single-use plastics to Maldives
23 December 2020, MVT 08:54
On 22 December 2020, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ratified the 18th Amendment Bill to the Export-Import Act (31/79) of Maldives, banning the import of products classified as single-use plastic. . PHOTO: PRESIDENT S OFFICE
23 December 2020, MVT 08:54
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Tuesday, ratified the 18th amendment to Maldives’ Export-Import Act (No. 31/79), which under Section 7, bans the import of all products declared as ‘single-use’ plastics.
The amendment, passed during the 28th sitting of Parliament’s third session on December 7, vests the President with authority to compile and publicise a list of goods to be classified as single-use plastics.