Maldives will not renew its hydrographic survey deal...
Maldives will not renew its hydrographic survey deal...
President Mohamed Muizzu has declared that the maldives will not extend its hydrographic surveying arrangement with india and that they intend to purchase the equipment and facilities needed to complete the task on their own. Muizzu also declared that, in spite of the Maldives' enormous territory, his nation is attempting to set up a round-the-clock surveillance system for its waters this month in order to maintain control over its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The event happened a few days after china and the maldives inked a defense cooperation deal wherein china would give the maldives free military support in an effort to promote "stronger" bilateral ties.The relationship between india and the maldives has deteriorated since pro-China Muizzu became administration last year. Muizzu pledged to uphold the sovereignty of the maldives shortly after taking office in november 2023, and one of his first actions was to demand that india remove all of its troops. Days before Muizzu's declaration, a Chinese research vessel circumnavigated the maldives for over a month and spent nearly a week near Male.Speaking at a ceremony on monday at one of the islands he was visiting, Muizzu stated that the maldives Ministry of Defence is working to get the infrastructure needed to carry out the hydrographic surveys within the nation. This will enable the maldives to carry out independent underwater surveys throughout the nation. After that, we'll gather all of the information on our undersea characteristics and create charts that we will design ourselves," the president was cited as saying on tuesday in the news portal.For hydrographic evaluations of the underwater characteristics of the maldives, the indian government and the previous administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's maldives came to an agreement. "We decided not to renew our agreement to do an underwater body scan and collect all necessary data with the indian government. According to Muizzu, all of this underwater information is part of our legacy and belongs to us. Previously, the maldives had to buy all of these maps and survey data from India. For the first time, Muizzu has discussed his government's plans for a hydrographic survey in public. His administration had previously declared that it was going over more than a hundred accords that the previous governments had inked with India.
President Mohamed Muizzu has declared that the maldives will not extend its hydrographic surveying arrangement with india and that they intend to purchase the equipment and facilities needed to complete the task on their own. Muizzu also declared that, in spite of the Maldives' enormous territory, his nation is attempting to set up a round-the-clock surveillance system for its waters this month in order to maintain control over its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The event happened a few days after china and the maldives inked a defense cooperation deal wherein china would give the maldives free military support in an effort to promote "stronger" bilateral ties.The relationship between india and the maldives has deteriorated since pro-China Muizzu became administration last year. Muizzu pledged to uphold the sovereignty of the maldives shortly after taking office in november 2023, and one of his first actions was to demand that india remove all of its troops. Days before Muizzu's declaration, a Chinese research vessel circumnavigated the maldives for over a month and spent nearly a week near Male.Speaking at a ceremony on monday at one of the islands he was visiting, Muizzu stated that the maldives Ministry of Defence is working to get the infrastructure needed to carry out the hydrographic surveys within the nation. This will enable the maldives to carry out independent underwater surveys throughout the nation. After that, we'll gather all of the information on our undersea characteristics and create charts that we will design ourselves," the president was cited as saying on tuesday in the news portal.For hydrographic evaluations of the underwater characteristics of the maldives, the indian government and the previous administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's maldives came to an agreement. "We decided not to renew our agreement to do an underwater body scan and collect all necessary data with the indian government. According to Muizzu, all of this underwater information is part of our legacy and belongs to us. Previously, the maldives had to buy all of these maps and survey data from India. For the first time, Muizzu has discussed his government's plans for a hydrographic survey in public. His administration had previously declared that it was going over more than a hundred accords that the previous governments had inked with India.