What China said after Mohamed Muizzu’s party won the elections in the Maldives

Beijing:

China said on Monday it would try to strengthen ties with the Maldives, after pro-Beijing President Mohamed Muizzu’s party won control of parliament in a landslide election. “China is willing to work with the Maldives to maintain traditional friendship (and) expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.

Beijing, he said, intends to “continuously deepen the China-Maldives comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership” as well as “accelerate the construction of a community with a shared future for China and the Maldives, and better benefit the two peoples.”

“We congratulate the Maldives on the successful holding of its parliamentary elections and fully respect the choice made by the people of Maldives,” Wang said.

Provisional results from the Maldives Election Commission show that Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) secured more than two-thirds in the 93-member parliament.

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