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The High Commission of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން)[1] is the diplomatic mission of the Maldives in the United Kingdom.[2]

History

The High Commission of the Maldives was established in 1995 by upgrading the existing Maldives Government Trade Representative’s Office;[3] it was officially opened by former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[3]

This mission had once been called the Embassy of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ)[4] from October 2016, when the Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth,[5] to February 2020.

The diplomatic mission reverted to being the High Commission of the Maldives on 1 February 2020, when the Maldives rejoined the Commonwealth.[6]

Jurisdiction

This high commission is also covering following countries :

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References

  1. ^ Leen, Mariyam (10 February 2020). "ކޮމަންވެލްތު ޤައުމުތަކުގައި ހިންގާ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަމަށް ބަދަލުގެންނަވައިފި". Vnews (in Divehi).
  2. ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. 14 December 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in the United Kingdom". High Commission of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒްއަށް ގުޅޭނެ ފޯނު ނަންބަރުތަކާ ގުޅޭ" [Phone numbers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Maldives Government Gazette.
  5. ^ Safi, Michael (13 October 2016). "Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Commission_of_the_Maldives,_London