Self sufficiency more important than foreign aid: ex-pres Nasheed

Former President Mohamed Nasheed proclaimed Saturday that what the country needed was self sufficiency as opposed to foreign assistance.

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This handout photograph taken and released by India's Press Information Bureau (PIB) on November 17, 2018 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) seated with former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed (L), who recently returned from exile, during the inauguration of new Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male. - Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was inaugurated November 17 as the new president of the Maldives after the opposition united to dislodge pro-China strongman leader Abdulla Yameen in September elections. (Photo by Handout / PIB / AFP) /

Fathmath Shaahunaz

2019-02-16 17:13:13

Former President Mohamed Nasheed proclaimed Saturday that what the country needed was self sufficiency as opposed to foreign assistance.

He made the statement while speaking to reporters at Velana International Airport upon his return from India.

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