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Bilateral relations
MaldivesāPalestine relations refer to foreign relations between the
Maldives and the
State of Palestine . The Maldives supports an independent Palestine.
[1]
[2]
Walid A.M. Abu Ali is the Ambassador Palestine to the Maldives.
[3] Ambassador
Mohamed Khaleel , is the non-resident ambassador of the Maldives to Palestine, stationed in
Jordan .
[4]
History
President of Maldives
Mohamed Muizzu meets Ambassador of Palestine
Walid Abu Ali The Maldives and Palestine established diplomatic ties on 4 April 1982.
[4] The
Palestine Liberation Organization opened an office for the Maldives and
Sri Lanka in 1975 and would later be transformed to the Embassy of Palestine to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
[5]
The Maldives has called for the establishment of an independent Palestine state based on the
pre-1967 borders with
East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
[6]
On 17 November 2018,
Riyad al-Maliki ,
Foreign Affairs Minister of the
Palestinian National Authority , visited the Maldives and met his counterpart
Abdulla Shahid .
[7]
The Maldives expressed concern over the safety of
Palestinians in
Gaza during the
2023 IsraelāHamas war .
[8] Mohamed Nasheed Abdulla, Maldivian
member of parliament , proposed the banning of
Israeli passport holders to the Maldives.
[9]
Maldivians expressed solidarity with Palestine during the war and has held mass rallies and
boycotted israeli products .
[10]
[11] The Maldives has also plans of donating two million fish cans to relieve Palestinians as part of
humanitarian aid .
[12]
Maldives had joined South Africa's
case against Israel and delivered a statement to the
International Court of Justice on behalf of the
Government of Palestine and the
Palestinian people .
[13]
[14]
[15]
On 23 May 2024, as a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people,
MalƩ city Mayor
Adam Azim announced that a road will be named after Palestine with the name Palestine Road (
Dhivehi : ŽŽ¦ŽŽ¦ŽŽ°ŽŽ©ŽŽ° ŽŽØŽŽŽŖŽŽ° ,
romanized : Falasteen Hināgun ).
[16]
See also
References
^ Zalif, Zunana (11 November 2023).
"Maldives' support for Palestine's independence will never falter: Pres" .
Raajje TV . Retrieved 2023-12-24 .
^ Humayun, Maheen (14 October 2023).
"Maldives reiterates support for Palestine" . The Diplomatic Insight . Retrieved 2023-12-24 .
^
"The Ambassador of Palestine to Maldives pays a courtesy call on the President" .
The President's Office . 18 November 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^
a
b
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 March 2023).
"Non-Resident Ambassador of Maldives to Palestine presents Credentials to the President of the State of Palestine" . Government of the Maldives . Retrieved 2023-12-24 .
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"Palestine has strong historic relations with Sri Lanka, the Maldives and South Africa - Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Sri Lanka and the Maldives" . The Diplomatic Society . 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^
"Statement by the Government of Maldives on Israel's military aggression against the innocent civilians in Gaza" .
Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-24 .
^
"Foreign Minister of Palestine calls on Foreign Minister Shahid" .
Embassy of the Maldives, Brussels . 17 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^
"Which countries have criticised Israeli attacks on Gaza?" .
Al Jazeera . 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Rehan, Mohamed (15 October 2023).
"Resolution to ban Israeli arrivals to Maldives" .
The Edition . Retrieved 24 December 2023 .
^ Zalif, Zunana (21 October 2023).
"Maldives holds mass rally in solidarity with Palestinians" .
Raajje TV . Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
^ Zalif, Zunana (8 December 2023).
"Maldivians take to the streets, demand to boycott companies profiting from genocide in Palestine" .
Raajje TV . Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
^
"Donation of two million fish cans to Palestine still pending" . The Edition . 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
^ Shahid, Malika (29 January 2024).
"Maldives joins South Africa's case against Israel at ICJ, appoints AG as agent" .
The Edition . Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
^ Mohamed, Mariyath (27 February 2024).
"Maldives asserts Israel's actions in Palestine amount to apartheid" .
The Edition . Retrieved 30 March 2024 .
^
"Maldives delivers oral submissions at the International Court of Justice in support of Palestine" .
Embassy of the Maldives, Brussels . 26 February 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024 .
^ Osmanagic, Ameera (23 May 2024).
"Road in Male' City to be named after Palestine" .
The Edition . Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
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