Govt: FTA negotiations with UK ongoing, not dropped

1 week ago

The Maldivian government, on Tuesday, has denied claims that it has dropped negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK) on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed’s remarks at the Parliament earlier in the day, stating there are no documents explicitly indicating UK’s intent to abide by such an agreement. During Tuesday’s parliamentary sitting, opposition MDP’s South Galolhu