An official from the Indian High Commission confirmed that Mathai was in the country to assess the developments of the agreement reached between the relevant stakeholders in the Maldives during his last visit. Foreign secretary Mathai is not scheduled to issue a press statement pertaining to the visit, the official added. During a press conference held after the conclusion of Mathai’s last visit, he had announced that all the parties concerned had agreed that in the interests of national reconciliation and to encourage harmony between the people, the government of national unity would hold discussions with all relevant parties to conduct elections by an early date. He had also said that the process of preparation and discussion between the relevant stakeholders to hold the election would take place before the Parliament convenes on March 1st. However, despite Mathai’s announcement former President Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is yet to commit to the national unity government proposed by his successor President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. Although the all party roadmap discussions have commenced after the initial absence of MDP, an agreement of an early election date seems to be remote as only a day remains before the Parliament reconvenes.