Beijing:
China said on Monday it would seek to strengthen ties with the Maldives after pro-Beijing President Mohamed Muizzu's party won control of parliament in elections. “China is willing to work with the Maldives to maintain traditional friendship (and) expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
Beijing, he said, aimed to “continuously deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and the Maldives” and “accelerate the building of a community with a shared future for China and the Maldives, and better benefit the two peoples .”
“We congratulate the Maldives for successfully holding its parliamentary elections and fully respect the choice made by the Maldivian people,” Wang said.
Preliminary results from the Maldives Electoral Commission show that Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) has won more than two-thirds of the 93-member parliament.
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