'Even small nations have a voice': President Solih addresses UNGA

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, addressed the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York City, United States of America, on Tuesday.

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"Maldives represents a remarkable story. It is a story of second chances, a story of people power, a story of how we as a nation, managed to reverse a downward spiral towards autocratic rule." PHOTO: PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Ahmed Aiham

2019-09-23 08:22:10

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, addressed the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York City, United States of America, on Tuesday.

As the first Maldivian Head of State to address the UNGA in the past seven years, President Solih claimed that "the promise of democracy, enshrined in the principle of self-determination on which this organization was found, is in retreat".

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