President Mohamed Nasheed has sent a message of congratulations to President Barack Obama of the United States on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The President’s message reads as follows:

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“I send you my warm congratulations and good wishes on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The award is a most fitting recognition of your passion, vision and effort in addressing the great challenges of our time, from climate change to nuclear disarmament to peace in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world. It equally is a testament to your commitment to the values of freedom, equality and deliberation as you try to address those challenges.

Once again, many congratulations!”

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