Maldives in talks with two African nations for diplomatic relations

Maldives has held discussions with two countries in the African continent to establish diplomatic relations.

As Maldives working to get elected on the UN Security Council for 2019-2020, the Maldivian Ambassadors have been meeting with the diplomats in their resident countries.

And so the Maldivian Ambassador for Saudi Arabia, Abdulla Hameed met the Ambassador for Saudi Arabia from the Republic of Chad and the Ambassador for Saud from Cameroon today in two separate meetings.

At the meetings, establishing diplomatic relations with the Maldives was discussed and the Maldivian Ambassador requested the support of the two countries for the Maldives to get elected on the Security Council.

Both Cameroon and Chad were previously French colonies. With a population of 14 million people, the Republic of Chad has a muslim population of over 55 percent. And 18 percent of the Cameroon’s population of 22.5 million people are muslims.

With diplomatic relations established with 165 countries, the Maldives most recently established relations with the two-island country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in September 2016.