President Waheed this evening (Thursday 16th February) welcomed the agreement of all Political Parties to the blueprint that restores calm to our islands and sets out the next steps for our nation-“Roadmap for a Possible Way Forward”.

President Waheed said:

“The agreement we have reached today is a victory for the people of the Maldives-“The Way Forward” will help us to restore stability to the country and with good will and self discipline on all sides will allow us to move forward as a united nation. I wish to personally thank the Indian Foreign Secretary for his good offices in facilitating this agreement which has needed all sides to put aside partisan interest for the sake of the country”.

The President continued:

“I have an unswerving commitment to the principles of our constitution and a clear vision of how our country can move forward. I am by nature a man who prefers to lead by consensus. This is an opportunity for us to regain the respect of the international community but most importantly continue to build a safe, democratic and prosperous Maldives for all our people.”