China on Friday said it is in touch with India to discuss a way to resolve the political turmoil gripping the Maldives and underlined that Beijing doesn\u2019t want the issue to become another \u201cflashpoint\u201d.<\/p>\n
While China officially continues to maintain that there should not be any external interference specially in the light of reports of India\u2019s special forces ready for deployment, Beijing is also in touch with New Delhi to resolve the crisis, Chinese official sources said. China doesn\u2019t want Maldives to become another \u201cflash point\u201d, the sources told PTI here Friday.<\/p>\n
The stand-off between India and China in the Dokalam area and Beijing\u2019s opposition to declaring Pakistan-based Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN had been major irritants in bilateral ties in the past.<\/p>\n
Answering a spate of questions on the Maldives, including today\u2019s telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, in which the situation in the Maldives figured prominently, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said international community should respect sovereignty and independence of the Maldives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current situation in the Maldives is its internal affairs. It should be properly resolved through dialogue and consultations by all relevant parties,\u201d he said. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen sent his Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed to China but India said it did not find the dates \u201csuitable\u201d for the visit of Maldives\u2019 foreign minister as special envoy to New Delhi.<\/p>\n
The UN Security Council too met to discuss the Maldives situation. Ahead of the meeting, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca reported to have informed the top UN body that while there were no reports of violent clashes, \u201cthe situation in the Maldives is tense and may deteriorate even further\u201d. Geng, while replying to a question on reports that Indian Special Forces were ready for deployment in the Maldives to evacuate Indians, said \u201cnon-interference in other countries is an important principle of international relations\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe international community should respect the will of the Maldives and play a constructive role in the stability and development of Maldives instead of doing the opposite,\u201d he said. He said Saeed in his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has introduced the current situation in the Maldives and said that the government is committed to uphold the rule of law and social order independently resolving the current issue and achieving national stability and development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Maldives has the ability to protect the security of the Chinese personnel and the institutions,\u201d Saeed told Wang. For his part, Wang said China is closely following the situation in the Maldives and believe that the government and people there have the ability to properly resolve the current issue and restore the normal order in the country in accordance with law, Geng said.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Maldives. This is also an important principle enshrined by UN charter. We support the Maldives government to properly resolve issues through dialogue and consultations with relevant parties and uphold independence, sovereignty and legitimate rights and interests of Maldives,\u201d Wang told Saeed according to Geng. \u201cChina has offered self-less assistance to Maldives\u201d for its social development, Wang said adding that the cooperation benefits all the peoples in Maldives.<\/p>\n
However, it is not yet clear what is the takeaway from Saeed\u2019s China visit. Asked how the Maldives can resolve the problem independently and unilaterally when top judges and leaders have been locked up by Yameen government, Geng retorted saying that \u201cI think you should raise this question to Maldives government. How will they resolve their internal affairs (problems) you should ask them\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to emphasise that China believes that the Maldives and people have the wisdom and capability to properly resolve the current issue faced them,\u201d he said To another question whether Saeed sought China\u2019s help to tide over the crisis, Geng said. \u201cI can tell you that diplomatic channels between the two countries is smooth. China and the Maldives maintain normal and friendly exchanges,\u201d he said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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