The Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Sareer, participated at the 2025 Conference on the Question of Jerusalem held today, in Dakar, Senegal. The Conference, jointly organized by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) and the OIC was held under the theme “Palestinian Oppression and Displacement in Jerusalem in the Shadow of the War: A Microcosm of the Situation Throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.

In his remarks at the Conference, he expressed concern over the persisting hostilities and human suffering in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza. He described the unlawful Israeli occupation as one that breeds systematic and widespread displacement, dispossession and dehumanisation. Stressing the need to put an end to violence and occupation, he stated that an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and the alleviation of the humanitarian crisis are most urgent. Ambassador Sareer also called on the international community to act decisively in support of lasting peace. 

The CEIRPP was established in 1975 by the UN General Assembly, by its resolution 3376, to recommend a programme of implementation to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights to self-determination without external interference, national independence and sovereignty, and to return to their homes and property from which they had been displaced. The Committee’s recommendations were endorsed by the General Assembly, to which the Committee reports annually. The Maldives has been an active member of the OIC since 1976.

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Yahya Hassan Alhqahtani, presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Muizzu at a ceremony held this morning at the President's Office.

The Ambassador was escorted to the President’s Office from Republic Square in a cultural procession, “Haiykolhu,” accompanied by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Drum and Trumpet Band.

Following the presentation, the President and the Ambassador discussed areas of mutual interest. The President expressed appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s continued support to the Maldives, particularly the brotherly relations upheld by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the government and people of Saudi Arabia. He further reaffirmed his support for Saudi Arabia.

The President also extended gratitude to Saudi Arabia for the inclusion of the Maldives in the Makkah Route Initiative, commending the services provided under the programme and the ongoing improvements for pilgrims.

The Ambassador thanked the President for the warm welcome. Both the President and the Ambassador reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening and sustaining the enduring relationship between the two nations.

Diplomatic relations between the Maldives and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were established on March 17, 1981.

The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Maldives to the State of Kuwait, Ahmed Sareer, presented his Letters of Credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Abdullah-Al-Yahya.  The ceremony took place this afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait.

During the meeting that followed the ceremony, Ambassador Sareer conveyed warm greetings and sincere felicitations from His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of Maldives to the Government and the brotherly people of Kuwait. Ambassador Sareer further expressed deep appreciation for the longstanding bonds of friendship and close cooperation between the Maldives and Kuwait and reaffirmed his commitment to further strengthening the existing bilateral relations and advancing mutually beneficial collaboration between the two countries during his tenure.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait congratulated Ambassador Sareer on his appointment and extended best wishes for a successful tenure as the Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the State of Kuwait.

Ambassador Ahmed Sareer currently serves as the Ambassador of the Maldives to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Ambassador Sareer was accompanied at the ceremony by Ahmed Fazeel, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.