27th December 2013, Male';The President of Maldives His Excellency Mr. Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Madam Fathimath Ibrahim are scheduled to make a State Visit to India from the 1st to the 4th of January 2014, on the invitation of the President of India, His Excellency Shri Pranab Mukherjee. The visit will be President Yameen's first official foreign visit since his assumption of office as the President of Maldives in November 2013.

26th December 2013, Male'; The staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon observed a movement of silence in the memory of lives lost during the catastrophic tsunami that hit Maldives and many other parts of Asia on 26th December 2004.

24 December 2013, Male': The Maldives yesterday enacted the first-evernational law against torture in the country. The Anti-Torture Act (2013) is the second piece of legislation to be signed into law by His Excellency President Yameen Abdul Gayoom since he took office last month.

23 December 2013, Male'; Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. The appointment was made by President Yameen Abdul Gayoom yesterday.

22 December 2013, Male':The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon hosted a lunch in honour of the delegates attending the 7th Conference of the SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians in Bandos Island Resort today.

21 December 2013, Male'; The President of Maldives His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom today inaugurated the Seventh Conference of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians.

21 December 2013, Male'; The SAARC Speakers of Parliament who are in the Maldives to attend the 7th Conference of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians, made a courtesy call on President Yameen Abdul Gayoom today. The meeting was held this evening at Bandos Island Resort.

18th December 2013, Male'; The Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Government of Japan, with a view to further developing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, signed an Exchange of Notes today at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Ameen, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs signed the Exchange of Notes on behalf of the Government of Maldives and His Excellency Mr. Nobuhito Hobo, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Maldives, signed the Exchange of Notes on behalf of the Government of Japan.

16 December 2013, Male'; The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon, has today met with Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP. Acting High Commissioner to the UK, Mr Ahmed Shiaan, was also in attendance at the meeting held in Whitehall, London.

16 December 2013, Male'; The Minister of Foreign Affairs Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon, has met with the Secretary-Generalof Commonwealth, His Excellency Mr Kamalesh Sharma in London yesterday.

15th December 2013, Male'; The Minister at the President's Office Hon. Mohamed Hussain Shareef has paid his respect to the former South African President Nelson Mandela as he lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

13th December 2013, Male';In her message on the Book of Condolence for the late former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, the Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Ms. Dunya Maumoon has honoured the late President's work in abolishing racism and achieving racial reconciliation in his country.

11 December 2013, Male'; Vice President H. E. Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has this morning signed the Book of Condolences placed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela.

11 December 2013, Male'; The President of Maldives His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this morning signed the Book of Condolence honoring the former South African President Nelson Mandela.

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary since the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, let me express my sincere good wishes and felicitations on the occasion to the People of the Maldives.

8 December 2013, Male'; Minister at the President's Office, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Hussain Shareef departed last night to attend the Fortieth Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC (CFM). The conference is to be held in Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea from 9 to 11 December 2013. The theme for this year's conference is "Dialogue of Civilizations: Factor of Peace and Sustainable Development".

8 December 2013, Male'; The President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has yesterday signed into law the first-ever legislation prohibiting human trafficking in the country. The new landmark legislation makes trafficking in persons a criminal offence in the Maldives.The law is also the first piece of legislation to be enacted by President Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

7 Dec 2013, Male': The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC) in Male' celebrated the SAARC Charter Day by holding a children's evening at A. Dh. Atoll Education Centre in Mahibadhoo. The event was targeted for children in islands of Alifu, Dhaal, namely Mahibadhoo, HanyaaMeedhoo, Omadhoo and Kumburudhoo. Approximately, two hundred children ranging from 5to 13 years participated in this event.

7 December 2013, Malé; Minister of Foreign Affairs H. E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon has sent a message of condolence to South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, H. E. Ms. Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane, following the passing away of former President Nelson Mandela.

06 December 2013, Male'; Following the passing away of former President Nelson Mandela, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has declared that the National Flag be flown at half-mast for 3 days, beginning tomorrow.