New Ambassador of Iraq accredited to the Maldives Kahtan Taha Khalaf has presented his letter of credence to President Mohamed Nasheed today at a ceremony held at the President’s Office.
Meeting the new Ambassador, the President said the Maldives and Iraq, although under difference circumstances, have embraced democracy and were currently working to strengthen democracy.
The President said the Maldives wished to engage with Iraq more in the area of consolidating democracy, and he was looking forward to working with Ambassador Khalaf.
Briefing the Ambassador on the Maldives’ journey to a democracy, the President said the Maldives took pride in being a Muslim country with a thriving democracy.
Speaking at the meeting, Ambassador Khalaf conveyed the compliments of the Iraqi President to President Nasheed and updated the President on the situation in Iraq.
He said the new Iraq wanted to enhance its cooperation with Asia and other Muslim countries and assured the President that he would work to further strengthen the relations between the Maldives and Iraq under his tenure.
