Row over Maldives failed UN Security Council bid
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the vote for a UN Security Council seat from the Asia-Pacific region.
10 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-foreign ministers have squabbled over the Maldives’ failed bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, after it was suggested the country should not have competed for it at all.
The Maldives was Friday thrashed by Indonesia in the vote for the seat from the Asia-Pacific region, triggering rebuke from some and cautiously worded regret from others.
Dr Ahmed Shaheed, who was foreign minister in Mohamed Nasheed’s government, said those who decided the Maldives should bid for a seat must be held responsible.
“Those who concocted this ill-fated, foolhardy scheme in September 2008 must explain or justify why they acted so irresponsibly and recklessly,” said Shaheed, who is now the UN special rapporteur for freedom of religion or belief.
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