News in brief: Maldives ambassador presents credentials to Queen

Dr Farahanaz Faizal, ambassador to the United Kingdom, presented her letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

The ambassador also hosted a reception in London for “more than 100 guests” who included High Commissioners of Commonwealth and South Asian countries as well as members of the Maldives UK All-Party Parliamentary Group, British government officials, Maldivian diaspora and journalists, according to the foreign ministry.

Speaking at the event, the ambassador “expressed her hope for the Maldives’ application for reentry into the Commonwealth to be fast-tracked and thanked the Commonwealth Member countries and the United Kingdom for their continued support.”

On Wednesday, Caron Röhsler, the UK’s first resident ambassador to the Maldives, presented her letter of credence to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during a ceremony at the president’s office. The new ambassador also called on Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid for an introductory meeting.