2024-04-14 22:48:10
Male: Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu has said that the last group of Indian soldiers will leave the country in May. However he also said that much remains to be done to ensure the independence of Maldives. The second group of Indian military personnel operating helicopters under bilateral agreement with India has left from Maldives on April 9. President Mohammad Muizzu made this announcement. Muizzu gave this information on Friday during a campaign event for the ruling party candidates ahead of the parliamentary elections to be held later this month. Local media quoted Muizzu as saying, ‘The first team has gone. On April 9, soldiers were also removed from the other platform. ‘Edition.news portal’ quoting Muijju said in its news, ‘There is only one platform left. As both the countries have already signed, they (rest of the Indian military personnel) will also be withdrawn before May 10. They will go away. Neither the Maldives Defense Ministry nor India has commented on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel from the country.
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According to the Maldivian government, 88 Indian soldiers were deployed in the Maldives to operate one helicopter and one Dornier aircraft. The first group of Indian troops left Maldives on 11 March. During Friday’s meeting he said that Parliament’s cooperation is needed to ensure independence. “There are still many things that need to be done to ensure our freedom,” he said. There is a lot to do. To do this, the cooperation of the Parliament will be needed. There is a need for changes in some agreements and laws. Muizzu claimed that this could happen only if people with the ideology of protecting our freedom win.
(With agency input.)