High Commission Of The Maldives, London
The High Commission of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން) is the diplomatic mission of the Maldives in the United Kingdom.
History
The High Commission of the Maldives was established in 1995 by upgrading the existing Maldives Government Trade Representative’s Office; it was officially opened by former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
This mission had once been called the Embassy of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ) from October 2016, when the Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth, 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.
Jurisdiction
This high commission is also covering following countries :
France
Monaco
Andorra
Isle of Man
Spain
Portugal
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
São Tomé and Príncipe
Benin
Togo
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mali
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Gambia
Mauritania
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Republic of Ireland
Iceland
Cape Verde
Saint Helena
Ascension Island
Tristan da Cunha
Falkland Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
French Polynesia
Gallery
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Close-up of the entrance
References
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- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. 14 December 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in the United Kingdom". High Commission of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒްއަށް ގުޅޭނެ ފޯނު ނަންބަރުތަކާ ގުޅޭ" [Phone numbers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Maldives Government Gazette. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Safi, Michael (13 October 2016). "Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Maldives rejoins Commonwealth after evidence of reforms". The Guardian. PA Media. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.