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Maldives Foreign Minister Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With S Jaishankar
Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said External Affairs Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
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Maldives Foreign Minister Elected President Of UN General Assembly
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was on Monday elected as President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, garnering 143 votes out of the 191 ballots cast.
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PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting with Namibia And Maldivian Presidents
Keeping up his bilateral engagements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with Namibia President Hage Geingob and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Maldives Must Let Ex-President Contest Election, Says UN Rights Group
The Maldives must quash the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed and allow him to stand for office, including in a presidential election later this year, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Kofi Annan Urges Maldives To End State Of Emergency
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said that democracy, progress and public security in the crisis-hit Maldives are in a fragile state and called on the government to revert back to the law
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Crisis In Maldives Shouldn't Become Another Flashpoint With India: China
China does not want the crisis in Maldives to become another "flashpoint" between the two neighbours and is in touch with New Delhi over the political crisis, official sources in Beijing have told news agency Press Trust of India. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the political tur...
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Maldives Crisis May Get Worse, UN Security Council Told
A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that the situation in the Maldives where the president has declared a state of emergency may deteriorate even further.
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China Changes Tack On Maldives, Wants Facilitation Of Talks
China today opposed UN mediation in the Maldives but toned down its opposition to foreign intervention, saying the international community can provide "support and convenience" for Maldivian parties to resolve the political turmoil.
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Maldives Crackdown An 'Assault On Democracy': United Nations Rights Chief
A crackdown on political dissent in the Maldives is tantamount to "an all-out assault on democracy", the UN human rights chief warned Wednesday, after President Abdulla Yameen appeared to gain the upper hand in a bitter power struggle.
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United Nations Security Council To Take Up Maldives Crisis
The UN Security Council will on Thursday discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island, diplomats said.
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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Sushma Swaraj, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Discusses Several Regional Issues in New York
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed several regional issues including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives during their meeting on the eve of International Day of Yoga here.
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Lawyers Petition UN Over Jailed Maldives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed
Lawyers for the Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed said they filed a petition with the United Nations on Thursday arguing that his detention is illegal and a violation of international law.
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'Raise Your Voice, Not Sea Level': UN on Climate Talks
The United Nations seized World Environment Day on Thursday to demand action on climate change to protect small island states threatened by rising seas, drought and floods.
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Maldives Foreign Minister Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With S Jaishankar
Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said External Affairs Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
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Maldives Foreign Minister Elected President Of UN General Assembly
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was on Monday elected as President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, garnering 143 votes out of the 191 ballots cast.
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PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting with Namibia And Maldivian Presidents
Keeping up his bilateral engagements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with Namibia President Hage Geingob and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Maldives Must Let Ex-President Contest Election, Says UN Rights Group
The Maldives must quash the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed and allow him to stand for office, including in a presidential election later this year, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Kofi Annan Urges Maldives To End State Of Emergency
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said that democracy, progress and public security in the crisis-hit Maldives are in a fragile state and called on the government to revert back to the law
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Crisis In Maldives Shouldn't Become Another Flashpoint With India: China
China does not want the crisis in Maldives to become another "flashpoint" between the two neighbours and is in touch with New Delhi over the political crisis, official sources in Beijing have told news agency Press Trust of India. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the political tur...
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Maldives Crisis May Get Worse, UN Security Council Told
A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that the situation in the Maldives where the president has declared a state of emergency may deteriorate even further.
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China Changes Tack On Maldives, Wants Facilitation Of Talks
China today opposed UN mediation in the Maldives but toned down its opposition to foreign intervention, saying the international community can provide "support and convenience" for Maldivian parties to resolve the political turmoil.
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Maldives Crackdown An 'Assault On Democracy': United Nations Rights Chief
A crackdown on political dissent in the Maldives is tantamount to "an all-out assault on democracy", the UN human rights chief warned Wednesday, after President Abdulla Yameen appeared to gain the upper hand in a bitter power struggle.
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United Nations Security Council To Take Up Maldives Crisis
The UN Security Council will on Thursday discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island, diplomats said.
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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Sushma Swaraj, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Discusses Several Regional Issues in New York
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed several regional issues including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives during their meeting on the eve of International Day of Yoga here.
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Lawyers Petition UN Over Jailed Maldives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed
Lawyers for the Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed said they filed a petition with the United Nations on Thursday arguing that his detention is illegal and a violation of international law.
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'Raise Your Voice, Not Sea Level': UN on Climate Talks
The United Nations seized World Environment Day on Thursday to demand action on climate change to protect small island states threatened by rising seas, drought and floods.
