Nasheed meets UK Prime Minister in London
Cameron assured the Maldives’ opposition leader that “the UK would continue to raise concerns about the erosion of democracy and wider situation in the Maldives and it would also continue to discuss the situation with international partners, including how best the international community can make its concerns clear to the Maldivian government,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.
23 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Former President Mohamed Nasheed met with UK Prime Minister David Cameron in London today to discuss the political situation in the Maldives.
A Downing Street spokesperson said after the meeting that Nasheed “thanked the Prime Minister for the role the UK had played by continuing to raise his case, including with other countries at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting last November.”
Nasheed’s temporary release to undergo surgery in England was secured by a diplomatic lobbying effort led by India, Sri Lanka, UK, and the US.
Nasheed and Cameron also agreed that while his medical release was a positive development, “more needed to be done and it was important for the Maldivian government to maintain momentum, which was necessary if real change is to be delivered,” the spokesperson said.
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