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GMR row: Maldives FM speaks to Salman Khurshid, tones down defiance

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Posted: Dec 04, 2012 at 1237 hrs IST
An upset India forces Maldives on the backfoot after it scrapped GMR airport project. (Reuters)

New Delhi In a bid to mollify India which is upset over termination of the USD 500 million GMR project, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdullah today spoke to his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid and told him that a detailed communication on it will be sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

In a telephonic call to Khurshid, Abdullah said he was not aware of India's displeasure over the issue, sources said here.

Interestingly, New Delhi has maintained that they had conveyed their displeasure to Maldives immediately after the termination of the project and asked it to ensure that Indian interest was "fully protected".

During the conversation, Abdullah said that Maldives President Mohamad Waheed will be writing a detailed communication to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clarifying the country's position on the termination decision.

Yesterday, the Singapore High Court had stayed the unilateral termination of Indian Infrastructure giant's USD 500 million Male airport project by the Maldivian government

After the Maldivian government terminated the contentious project under domestic political pressures, GMR had moved the Singapore High Court against the decision. As per the project contract, in case of any differences between parties, the law of either Singapore or UK would apply.

The Maldivian Airport Company Limited (MACL), based on Maldivian government's instructions, had on November 27 terminated the contract, which was given to GMR in 2010 during the previous regime of President Mohamed Nasheed.

Immediately after the Singapore High Court verdict, Maldives had made it clear that its termination decision was "non-reversible and non-negotiable" and said no such injunction can be issued against a sovereign state.

"The government's decision is very clear. It is non-reversible and non-negotiable. Our decision was based on legal advice we got from our lawyers in UK and Singapore," Maldives President Mohamed Waheed's press secretary Masood Imad had said.

Upset with Maldives for terminating the project, Khurshid had said it was a major setback in the bilateral relations of the two.

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India Maldives by Mohamed on 20 Jan 2013

Sorrym Not Maldives, It is because of Power Hungry by handful of Maldivian.The dictator Gyoom is the main figure, and all was planed by him.

Fe Comment by BharatLal on 04 Dec 2012

Maldives is going Pakistan way by creating undue problems on purpose. Small countries though thrive due to unfare competition, but themself at risk. Also they are likely to cause colateral damage to other neighbouring countries. There should be international regulations regarding relations of small vs big countries.

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