Maldives to be excluded from the CMAG agenda

Foreign Ministry has said that the Maldives have been excluded from agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).

Regarding the Foreign Secretary level meeting of the Commonwealth under way in Malta, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry tweeted tonight saying that they decided not to put Maldives on the agenda recognizing the positive engagement with the Commonwealth by the Maldives.

CMAG decides not to place Maldives on the agenda, recognises Maldives' positive engagement with Commonwealth.

— MFA-Maldives (@MDVForeign) November 25, 2015

The Foreign Ministry has previously accused the powerful countries in the Commonwealth of harming the Maldives by placing the country on the CMAG agenda. Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon said that such efforts would not be successful.

Maldives was on the CMAG agenda due to the uncertainty created with the fall of President Nasheed’s presidency on 7 February 2012. And since then has been excluded from the agenda after a joint investigation of the incident with the Commonwealth.