President Dr. Mohamed Waheed has proclaimed the National Defense Policy as being the main axis of civil protection, upon which the Government shall align its efforts to ensure the safety of its citizenry. He made this statement while speaking at the official function held this morning at Islamic Centre, to launch the National Defense and National Protection Policies.
In his speech, the President called on all governmental bodies to respect the institutionalized embodiments of civil protection, wherein contained are also important policies which protect individual, social and economic freedoms, and promote environmental conservation in conjunction with strategies for sustainable development.
Speaking at the function, the President mentioned that civil protection was not an exclusive function restricted to the mandates of a few institutions. In this regard, he highlighted the importance of sharing common objectives, so as to facilitate adherence to a well-determined course of action.
President Dr. Waheed also pointed out the twinned foundations of Islam and National Unity, as being the bedrock of the National Defense Policy. Further, he added that from this day onwards, Maldivians would enjoy the legal space for mobilizing and planning their own defense resources as guaranteed by the recently-established Defense Policy.
At today’s function, the President performed the honour of launching the Official Website of Ministry of Defense and National Security.
