Maldives calls for ‘environment conducive to holding SAARC summit’
The Maldives has urged member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create an environment conducive for holding the regional body’s 19th summit after it was postponed amid rising India-Pakistan tensions.
02 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has urged member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create an environment conducive to hold an annual summit that has been postponed amid rising India-Pakistan tensions.
This year’s host Pakistan announced Friday that the 19th summit has been delayed indefinitely after four out of eight member states led by India boycotted the meeting. India blamed Pakistan for a militant attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir that left 18 soldiers dead.
“The Maldives condemns international terrorism, especially those originating from outside,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
It added that the Maldives has “encouraged states to provide a valuable opportunity for the leaders to discuss critical issues facing the region and expressed hope that the required measures will be taken by relevant member states to convene the summit at an early date.”
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