Asking Maldives to abide by commitments “not undue interference,” says UK High Commissioner
28 Feb 2015, 7:02 PM
Minivan News
The international community asking the Maldives to abide by commitments under UN conventions does not amount to “undue interference,” UK High Commissioner to Maldives John Rankin has said.
In an interview with private broadcaster Raajje TV in Malé yesterday, Rankin said decisions on domestic matters were up to the Maldives as a sovereign nation.
“But it is legitimate for one country to [remind] another country to abide by the undertakings which together we have signed up to,” he explained.
“That is a normal matter of diplomatic relations. So it is perfectly proper and not undue interference for one country to ask another to operate by those principles which we both voluntarily agreed to.”
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