New Delhi: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is likely to be travelling to China soon, which will mean that he is the first head of the Maldives to travel to Beijing before he gets to New Delhi.
It is understood that Muizzu is going to be travelling abroad in early January. Sources have indicated that his destination is likely to be China.
This will be his third foreign trip abroad since taking over the presidency in November 2023. There is, however, no official announcement of the visit yet.
Starting with the first democratically elected president, Nasheed, in 2008, all successive heads of state have followed the pattern of making India their first foreign port of call. This included Mohamed Waheed and Abdulla Yameen in 2012 and 2014 respectively, both of whom were perceived to be less favourably disposed towards India.
However, Muizzu broke with tradition and chose Turkey as his first foreign destination as president. Till his visit, the two countries didn’t have resident…
