Maldives Will Always Advocate for Palestine's Freedom, President Muizzu Tells Palestinian PM

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has stated that the Maldives will always remain a country that calls for the freedom of Palestine. He made the remarks during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Palestine, Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, held on the sidelines of the COP-31 Summit. During the meeting, the President highlighted the close relations the Maldives maintains with Palestine and the affinity of the Maldivian people with the calls for Palestine's freedom. He said the Maldives always desires freedom for Palestine and an honourable and just life for its people, and assured that the Maldives will always stand with the people of Palestine as a country that calls for the freedom of Palestine. Assurance was also given that the Maldivian people will always stand with the people of Palestine in advocating for their freedom. The President reiterated that the only permanent solution to the Palestine issue is the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and said the people of Palestine must be given the right to live with dignity and security in their own land. The Maldives continues to raise its voice in the international arena for the cause of Palestine. The decision to strongly condemn, in harsh terms, the attacks Israel continues to carry out to eradicate the Palestinian people, and to stipulate in law that Israelis will not be allowed to enter the Maldives, also highlights the firm policy maintained by the Maldives on this matter.