Maldives rebukes being branded a fanatical country

By APD Writer Easwaran

**MALE, Sept. 26 (APD) -- ** The Maldives called on the international community to give the Maldives the space it deserved, and not to falsely brand the country as fanatical, the Maldives President's office said on Tuesday.

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom also appealed to all foreign investors to be developmental partners of the Maldives, rather than criticise everything the Maldives does.

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom said that those who were demeaning the country abroad weren’t hurting the administration, but rather they were causing damage to the Maldivian people.

The President reassured that the Maldives was a destination for people from all over the world, regardless of their religion or race. He said that the administration’s desire was for the Maldives to remain a leading host to visitors from all parts of the world.

President Yameen underscored that as a small island nation, the administration was trying relentlessly to engage the country’s limited resources to the fullest, so that the administration’s pledges were fulfilled, and in turn the people’s dreams were achieved.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)