Maldivian President Muizzu says first group of Indian troops to be sent back before Mar 10

“Diplomatic discussions with other nations that the President can conduct are ongoing.We have officially requested India to remove its troops stationed in the Maldives.Deliberations on this issue are ongoing.”As per the most recent discussions, military personnel on one of the three aviation platforms will be recalled before March 10, 2024.The military personnel on the remaining two platforms will also be recalled by May 10, 2024,” Muizzu told Parliament.After the latest round of bilateral talks, India said on February 2 that a “set of mutually workable solutions” was agreed upon with the Maldives for continuing the operations of Indian aviation platforms in the island nation.Currently, Indian military personnel are in the Maldives primarily to operate two helicopters and an aircraft that have carried out hundreds of medical evacuations and humanitarian missions.



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