President: India and Pakistan pushed to remove Maldives from CMAG agenda

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has said that it India and Pakistan that mostly came in defence of the Maldives pushing to remove the Maldives from the agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).

Speaking at the inauguration of the H.A. Utheem Harbor, the President said that India and Pakistan talked in favor of the Maldives at the CMAG session. He said that the decision to remove the Maldives from the CMAG agenda was by the work of those two countries.

The President said that the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers talked with him at length on the issue of the Maldives being on the CMAG agenda.

“Because of our two powerful neighbors that time we were saved without any trouble. Without doubt, the message of gratitude by the people and the president has now been delivered.” President Yameen said.

The Extraordinary Meeting by the CMAG on February 24 ended after giving the Maldives a reasonable timeframe to do certain things. Another meeting to discuss the progress of the country was set for April.