No intention of buying land in Maldives, asserts Saudi embassy
The Saudi Arabian government has no intention of investing in a mega project or buying an island or atoll in the Maldives, the Saudi embassy has asserted, dismissing the “widely circulated baseless and unfounded allegations”.
11 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
The Saudi Arabian government has no intention of investing in a mega project or buying an island or atoll in the Maldives, the Saudi embassy has declared.
Following the opposition’s announcement of a mass protest on March 24 to coincide with the official visit of King Salman, the Saudi embassy in Malé put out a press statement Thursday night dismissing the “widely circulated baseless and unfounded allegations”.
“[T]he Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia neither invest in such project nor has an intention doing so or buying a land/island or an atoll, in the Republic of Maldives,” it asserted.
A forthcoming investment “from the Saudi government, or rather leading figures in Saudi” was first announced by President Abdulla Yameen in January.
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