India’s vote for Maldives ‘guaranteed’ at Security Council election
Ambassadors are confident India will vote for the Maldives to get a seat on the UN Security Council, despite nosediving bilateral ties.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
India’s vote for the Maldives in the UN Security Council’s election is guaranteed, diplomats said ahead of Friday’s vote, despite nosediving bilateral relations.
The Maldives will win the Asia-Pacific seat on the UNSC, said fisheries minister Mohamed Shainee Wednesday. He is in New York as the president’s special envoy.
His confidence follow a bleak week for ties between the two nations, as it emerged that Malé had given New Delhi a deadline to take back two gifted helicopters and India denied entry to a ruling party MP.
“According to Indian foreign ministry, our two countries will never be separated despite facing small issues,” said Shainee. The relationship between Maldives and India will not be affected long-term by such things.”
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