Bhutanese PM visits Maldives; Special Envoy of South Korean President meets President of the Maldives; The Maldives presents its claim for continental shelf limits to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; Secretary General
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    • Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley visited the Maldives on March 31 as the Chairman of the SAARC. During his visit, he met President Mohamed Nasheed and inspected a Guard of Honour. During the meting between PM of Bhutan and the President of the Maldives, talks were mainly focused on increasing bilateral cooperation and further strengthening the relations between both countries, especially in the areas of tourism and economic development.1

    President Mohamed Nasheed met with Dr Soogil Young, the Special Envoy of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on March 28. During the meeting Dr Soogil declared South Korea’s willingness to establish a “very meaningful partnership between the Maldives and South Korea” to work towards a post-Kyoto Protocol agreement of climate change. President Nasheed also expressed his desire to collaborate with South Korea at both international and national levels in addressing climate change. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Naseem, President’s Foreign Policy Advisor Dr Ahmed Shaheed, National Security Advisor Ameen Faisal and Political Affairs Advisor of the President Mohamed Shihab.2

    A high level delegation headed by National Security Advisor Ameen Faisal departed to New York to present the Maldives’ claim for continental shelf limits to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on March 31. Other members included in the Maldives delegation to UN are Attorney General Abdulla Muizzu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Haula Ahmed Didi, Brigadier General Abdulla Shamal and Major Mohamed Ibrahim of Maldives National Defence Force.3

    In other developments, Secretary General of SAARC, Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed, met President Mohamed Nasheed on March 30 to discuss the preparations for the forthcoming SAARC Summit to be held in Addu City, the Maldives.4 While,
    Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed went to Italy to address the Third Forum on Academic System to be held from 3 to 6 April in Milan.5

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