Vice President departs for Beijing
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left for Beijing today to inaugurate an investment forum. Hid departure comes at a moment of heightened tension in Malé in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
13 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left for Beijing today to inaugurate an investment forum. His departure comes amidst heightened tension in Malé in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
Mohamed Hussein Shareef, the presidential affairs minister, accompanied Adeeb. Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon saw the pair off.
The Maldives Independent was unable to clarify if Yameen will deliver a keynote speech at the forum as scheduled. The investment forum, announced last year, will take place from October 15- 19 at the Ruffles Hotel in Beijing.
Adeeb is also expected to attend a conference hosted by the Chinese Party on establishing a maritime and overland Silk Road, a modern version of the ancient trade route.
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