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 Maldives |  United Kingdom |
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| High Commission of the Maldives, London | High Commission of the United Kingdom, Male |
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| High Commissioner Ahmed Shiaan | High Commissioner Nick Low |
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TheMaldives–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between theRepublic of Maldives and theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Upon the Maldives' independence, the two countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1965.[1]
Both countries share common membership of theCommonwealth, theInternational Criminal Court, theUnited Nations, and theWorld Trade Organization. Both countries are currently negotiating aFree Trade Agreement.[2]
TheMaldives were a protectorate of the United Kingdom from 1887 until 1968, three years after it became independent.[3]
The maritime border with theBritish Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) remains undemarcated, with negotiations with the U.K. being broken off by the Maldives in the late 1990s.[4][5]
The Maldives and the United Kingdom have opened prelimary discussion for afree trade agreement.[6][7]
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