Saturday, September 15, 2007

Cabinet approval for Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations

14 September 2007
Report: Soodh

The Cabinet recommended the President that the Maldives should become party to the “Vienna convention on diplomatic relations”. The recommendation was made after the Cabinet deliberated a paper by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the Convention.

This Convention explains the fundamentals of maintaining political relations between countries. It also clarifies the guidelines on how international relations are established and maintained. The Cabinet Members noted that Maldives has been following the guidelines of the Convention even though the country has not become party to this Convention.

During the meeting, the President briefed the Cabinet on his official visit to Jordan from 3rd to 5th of this month. The President highlighted that the visit was an invitation by the king of Jordan to participate in the “International Conference on Islamic Justice”.

He also gave information on the meetings with his Majesty King Abdullah, the Prime Minister and other members of the Jordanian Government.

At the meeting, members of the Cabinet stated that the President’s visit to Jordan had been successful and congratulated the President on the warm welcome he had received on the Address he gave at the “International conference on Islamic Justice”.

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