Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid, on Wednesday, while addressing the Parliament, claimed that former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration spent MVR 27 million as travel expenses.
Minister Shahid was summoned to the parliament by 'Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party' (DRP) leader and Kaashidhoo MP Abdulla Jabir, in order to be questioned over pledges to renew diplomatic relations between Qatar.