Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon

The Maldives government announced today an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.

The Maldives government today expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit the country "very soon" as it admitted disappointment over his skipping the island nation on a tour to the region in March.

The Maldives would welcome an appeal by its jailed former president against his 13-year sentence, but he was found guilty of terrorism and cannot expect to be pardoned, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Maldives government announced today an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.

The Maldives government today expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit the country "very soon" as it admitted disappointment over his skipping the island nation on a tour to the region in March.

The Maldives would welcome an appeal by its jailed former president against his 13-year sentence, but he was found guilty of terrorism and cannot expect to be pardoned, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon told Reuters on Wednesday.