1 June 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon has sent a condolence message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, His Excellency Dato' Sri Anifah Hj. Aman, following the passing away of His Royal Highness Sultan Azian Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah, the 34th Sultan of the State of Perak Darul Ridzuan and the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

30 May 2014, Male'; "We can safeguard our independence by becoming more resilient and self-sufficient" said Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Speaking on the occasion of Martyrs Day, Minister Dunya urged all Maldivians to "not back down from our responsibility to protect our nation".

29 May 2014, Male'; New Speaker of Parliament Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Moosa Manik, have paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

29 May 2014, UN Headquarters, New York: Today, Ambassador Ahmed Sareer signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Contributions to the United Nations Stand-by Arrangements System, paving the way for the deployment of Maldivian UN military observers and peacekeepers. Signing on behalf of the United Nations, Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous remarked that this was a "momentous day for the Republic of Maldives and the Maldivian people."

Dhivehi) Speech delivered by H.E. Ms.Dunya Maumoon, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Maldives on the occasion of Martyrs Day

28 May 2014, Male'; The Eighteenth People's Majlis has elected Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, MP for Fuahmulah as the Speaker and Moosa Manik, MP for Hulhu-Henveiru as the Deputy Speaker at the First Sitting of the Eighteenth Majlis, held today.

28 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed his congratulations to the new Speaker of Parliament, Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, and the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Moosa Manik.

28 May 2014; Foreign Secretary Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed has called on the Non-Aligned Movement to be "a source of support for encouraging democracies", and "a source of courage for the weakest and the smallest" nations in the international system. The Foreign Secretary made these calls at his statement delivered last night at the 17th NAM Conference held in Algiers, Algeria.

28 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy to President Xi Jinping of China, following the terrorist attack in a market in Urumqi, China.

28 May 2014, Male'; The oath taking ceremony of the newly elected Members of Parliament of the Eighteenth People's Majlis has been held this morning at 1000 hrs at the People's Majlis. Eighty five Members of Parliament took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Uz. Ahmed Faiz Hussain.

http://www.majlis.gov.mv/en/2014/05/28/members-of-the-eighteenth-peoples-majlis-take-their-oath-of-office/

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28 May 2014; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has arrived this ‎evening on conclusion of his official visit to India. The President's visit was ‎made on the invitation of the Indian government to attend the inauguration ‎ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.‎

27 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon has arrived in Male' this evening having accompanied President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on an official visit to India

27 May 2014; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has met with senior officials from the ruling Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) of India.

27 May 2014; In his meeting with the newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Yameen has reaffirmed the government's commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations with India. The meeting was held this morning at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.

27 May 2014, Male; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today met with the President of India, His Excellency Pranab Mukherjee.

27 May 2014, Male': Maldives is participating in the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Non-Aligned Countries and the Senior Officials Meeting being held from 26 to 29 May 2014 at Algiers, Algeria. The Maldives delegation to the Meeting is headed by His Excellency Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Nizwee Rasheed, Assistant Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

27 May 2014; Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Dunya Maumoon has sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, H.E. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, following her appointment.

26 May 2014; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has attended the inauguration ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

26 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this afternoon arrived in New Delhi, India, to attend the Inauguration Ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

26 May 2014; President of the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has called on the President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the ongoing official visit to India, and thanked the Sri Lankan President for the recent strengthening of the bilateral ties between the two countries.