China hopes Maldives will make ‘right choice’ on free trade deal
Former president Nasheed told Reuters the new government would scrap the “one-way treaty.”
21 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
China believes the Maldives will make the “right choice” to implement a free trade agreement after former president Mohamed Nasheed declared the new government would scrap the “one-way treaty.”
Nasheed, a senior advisor to the new president, told Reuters parliament would not pass legislation needed to implement zero tariffs, citing “huge trade imbalances.”
Asked about the remarks, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the press Tuesday the deal was “based on equal-footed and friendly consultations” and intended to “seek mutual benefit and win-win results.”
“The sooner it gets implemented, the sooner the two sides could reap the benefits. We believe the Maldivian government will make the right choice,” he added.
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