Maldives to boycott Israeli products, annul bilateral agreements
21 Jul 2014, 7:34 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
The Government of Maldives has today announced the boycott of Israeli products and the annulment of bilateral agreements with the country.
“President Yameen and the Maldivian citizens are with the Palestinian people”, said Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon at a press conference this afternoon.
Dunya also announced that the Maldives would join other Arab nations in co-sponsoring a resolution at this week’s special session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) calling for the protection of an independent Palestinian state and the extension of humanitarian aid.
As well as an admittedly “symbolic” boycott of Israeli products, three agreements – signed in 2009 under the administration of President Mohamed Nasheed – would now be annulled, explained the foreign minister.
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