Muizzu requests Indian military pullout

By Associated Press

Nov 20, 2023 12:12 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu officially requested India to withdraw its military personnel from the archipelago on Saturday, a day after being sworn in.

The president's office said in a statement that Muizzu made the request when he met Kiren Rijiju, India's minister for earth sciences. He was in the Maldives for the presidential inauguration.

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