Hours after being sworn in, President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives has ‘requested’ India to “withdraw” its military personnel from his country. Mr. Muizzu personally conveyed the message during a meeting with the visiting Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju who represented India at the swearing-in ceremony at capital Male on November 17.
“At the meeting, President Muizzu had formally requested Government of India to withdraw its military personnel from the Maldives. The President noted that at the Presidential Election held in September, the Maldivian people had given him a strong mandate to make the request to India and expressed the hope that India will honour the democratic will of the people of the Maldives,” a press release from the President’s Office of the Maldives announced.
