FOREIGN Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge is attending a Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting in the Maldives from February 6 to 8.The delegation is led by Greenidge who is Vice-Chair of CMAG and includes Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amina Mohamed and India’s Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar.
A statement from the Commonwealth newsroom said the delegation will be holding discussions with the government, opposition parties and other community leaders and representatives.
CMAG is a political body comprising nine foreign ministers. It acts on behalf of Commonwealth Heads of Government as the custodian of the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values including democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson Will Henley said: “The purpose of the CMAG mission is to reach out to Maldives in a positive way. The mission is aiming to develop a firsthand understanding of the situation on the ground and to consider how the Commonwealth can continue to assist in advancing Commonwealth values and principles, and to support Maldives in building stronger democratic institutions and culture,” the statement said.