New Maldivian President Calls for Withdrawal of Indian Troops
Maldives newly appointed President Mohamed Muizzu (Mohamed Muizzu) asked India's troops within the territory of the Ministry of withdrawal, at the same time to the Chinese beckon, expressed the intention of active cooperation. Foreign media analysts say that India and China are competing with each other for influence in Maldives, and the outside world believes that China has clearly won the geopolitical contest.
On his second day in office on the 18th, Muizou issued a statement saying that when he met with Kiren Rijiju, India's Minister of Earth Sciences, who came to congratulate him, he formally requested India to withdraw its troops stationed in the Maldives. The Indian troops stationed in Maldives were assisting local soldiers in the operation and maintenance of three Indian-supported helicopters and patrol planes, which were primarily used to bring emergency patients to India for treatment and to patrol the economic waters.
In the talks, Muizo made it clear that Indian helicopters play an important role in medical aid, but that the deployment of foreign troops on the territory undermines Maldivian sovereignty. Muizo, whose campaign slogan was "India Out", told Indian envoy Rijiju that the people of Maldives had voted to give him the mandate to "ask India to withdraw its troops", and that he hoped India would respect the will of the people.
On the 17th, Muizou said in the inauguration ceremony, the immediate priority is to withdraw foreign troops, Maldives should not have any foreign troops, once the national security, he will draw a red line, but also respect the red line of other countries. The interviewed Muizo told the media that he is not replacing the Indian army with the Chinese army to disrupt the regional balance, saying that the Maldives is too small to get involved in geopolitical rivalry between the big powers, and that he will continue to have cooperative relations with India and China.
In the case of the Indian envoy's proposal to withdraw the troops, the Chinese envoy Mr. Sunny Yixin, who came to congratulate him, also met with Mr. Muizo on the same day. The company's first-ever presidential candidate, Nissan Yixin, said that he is willing to work with the country to strengthen the leadership of high-level politics, and further in-depth strategic development, to build the "One Belt and One Road" and comprehensively promote cooperation and friendship partnership," the newspaper reported.
The new government is committed to the principle of "one China" and will do its utmost to build the "One Belt, One Road" with China, as well as pragmatic cooperation in all aspects, in the hope of creating a new step in Malaysia-China relations. 1 year ago, when he was the mayor of Male', the capital of Malaysia, Muizo told China that once he won the 2023 general election, he would actively reach out to Beijing, in the hope of establishing a strong and friendly relationship.
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