Photo: AFPBeijing: China on Wednesday opposed any military intervention in the Maldives, saying such a move would further complicate the situation, a day after former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed sought India’s help to resolve the political crisis in the island nation. We hope relevant parties in the Maldives can properly resolve the issue through consultation and restore national stability and social order as soon as possible. Geng skirted a question whether China is also asking Yameen to hold talks with political parties to resolve the crisis. “China maintains friendly cooperation with the Maldives including the FTA which serves the common interests of the two countries. Opposition party leaders in the Maldives allege that China is tacitly backing Yameen, which emboldened him to resort to unconstitutional actions like arresting Supreme Court judges.

Source: Mint February 07, 2018 09:22 UTC