Maldives has asked for an early visit by the Commonwealth Secretary General’s special envoy Sir Donald McKinnon.
A press statement released by the Commonwealth on Thursday stated that Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma during a teleconference with the Maldivian Foreign Minster Dr Abdul Samad Adbulla on Wednesday,said that the he welcomed the Foreign Minister’s advice that the Government of Maldives looked forward to an early visit by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy.
The statement also said that Mr Sharma reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s commitment to work with the Government of Maldives and other international partners in taking forward reform of key public institutions and highlighted the importance of implementation of recommendations by the Commission of National Inquiry.
“It continues to be important that there is even-handed implementation of all the recommendations in the Report of the Commission of National Inquiry, including investigations into allegations of police brutality and acts of intimidation,” the Secretary-General said.
The statement also said that the Presidential elections in 2013 should be inclusive and credible, with political space and a level-playing field for all political parties and actors and underlined the importance to the Commonwealth of constructive political dialogue towards this end.