54-member Commonwealth of Nations Friday appointed Donald McKinnon as its special envoy to the Maldives....
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COLOMBO (AFP) - A Commonwealth panel will discuss the Maldives' membership within the next week following allegations that the ousting of the president was a breach of the group's democratic standards.A three-member Commonwealth team completed investigations in the Maldives on Sunday and will report to a panel that deals with serious violations of the bloc's political values, the Commonwealth secretariat...
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the political crisis in Maldives continue to simmer, the Commonwealth on Friday urged all parties to act in the "best interests of country".Wrapping up his eight-day visit to the troubled island nation, Commonwealth Special Envoy to Maldives Donald McKinnon emphasised the importance of a calm and peaceful environment that is conducive to dialogue between the political parties."I call on all parties...
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Male, April 17 : The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has criticized an inquiry that was set up by the Maldives to investigate an alleged coup described as 'neither independent nor impartial'.The watchdog has already suspended Maldives from the CMAG, the most powerful panel of the Commonwealth body, after the recent turmoil in the country that led to the ouster of its first democratically...
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Male, March 2 : The 54-member Commonwealth of Nations Friday appointed Donald McKinnon as its special envoy to the Maldives.McKinnon will "encourage inclusive agreement among political leaders, promote consolidation of democratic culture and institutions and Commonwealth values", Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said.His appointment was decided at the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group...
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54-member Commonwealth of Nations Friday appointed Donald McKinnon as its special envoy to the Maldives.McKinnon will "encourage inclusive agreement among political leaders, promote consolidation of democratic culture and institutions and Commonwealth values", Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said.His appointment was decided at the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting...
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Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed's resignation came after police joined protestersThe Commonwealth's rights watchdog has criticised an inquiry set up by the Maldives to investigate an alleged coup as "neither independent or impartial".The watchdog, which has already suspended the Maldives, threatened to take further measures if the commission does not change within four weeks.The inquiry is tasked...
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Allaying apprehensions in New Delhi over China's efforts to expand its influence in the Maldives, the island nation's president has said it would never do anything that threatens India's security.Maldives' youthful President, Mohamed Nasheed, said here on the sidelines of the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that the Maldives "will always be India's friend", adding: "I trust...
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Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has urged the new authorities in the Maldives to respect the right of journalists to go about their work without fear of intimidation and in a safe and respectful atmosphere."We expect nothing less from a Commonwealth member country that has undertaken to uphold Commonwealth values, especially as they relate to human rights and freedom of expression," CJA...
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Stopping just short of suspending the Maldives from the Commonwealth, the inter-governmental organization of 53 member states-mainly former British colonies - has declared that the island nation on Indian Ocean would no longer be part of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) while it remained on the Commonwealth's watch list. CMAG also called for "early elections, which should take place...
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