Maldivian–Palestinian relations

Maldives	Palestine

Maldives–Palestine relations refer to foreign relations between theMaldives and theState of Palestine. The Maldives supports an independent Palestine.^[1][2]

Walid A.M. Abu Ali is the Ambassador Palestine to the Maldives.^[3] AmbassadorMohamed Khaleel, is the non-resident ambassador of the Maldives to Palestine, stationed inJordan.^[4]

The Maldives and Palestine established diplomatic ties on 4 April 1982.^[4] ThePalestine Liberation Organization opened an office for the Maldives andSri Lanka in 1975 and would later be transformed to the Embassy of Palestine to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.^[5]

The Maldives has called for the establishment of an independent Palestine state based on thepre-1967 borders withEast Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.^[6]

On 17 November 2018,Riyad al-Maliki,Foreign Affairs Minister of thePalestinian National Authority, visited the Maldives and met his counterpartAbdulla Shahid.^[7]

The Maldives expressed concern over the safety ofPalestinians inGaza during theGaza war.^[8] Mohamed Nasheed Abdulla, Maldivianmember of parliament, proposed the banning ofIsraeli passport holders to the Maldives.^[9]Maldivians expressed solidarity with Palestine during the war and has held mass rallies andboycotted Israeli products.^[10][11] The Maldives has also plans of donating two million fish cans to relieve Palestinians as part ofhumanitarian aid.^[12]

Maldives had joined South Africa'scase against Israel and delivered a statement to theInternational Court of Justice on behalf of theGovernment of Palestine and thePalestinian people.^[13][14][15]

On 23 May 2024, as a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people,Malé city MayorAdam Azim announced that a road will be named after Palestine with the name Palestine Road (Dhivehi:ފަލަސްތީން ހިނގުން,romanized: Falasteen Hin’gun).^[16]

On 1 August 2024, the Government of Maldives condemned theassassination ofIsmail Haniyeh, the Chief of the Political Bureau ofHamas.^[17][18] Critics also noticed how the government was late to condemn the attack which raised questions on President Muizzu'sforeign policy.^[19][20]

• Foreign relations of the Maldives
• Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
• International recognition of the State of Palestine

• Maldives–Palestine relations
• Bilateral relations of the Maldives
• Bilateral relations of Palestine

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