Officials in Maldives, clarified that Solih lacked the authority to pardon Yameen, but the only concession he could offer was to move the former president to house arrest.
'All Maldivian citizens'
During his five years in power, Yameen had also shifted into China's orbit, moving away from India which had been a traditional benefactor of the small but strategically important Indian Ocean neighbour. The president of neighbouring Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, telephoned Muizzu to express"his heartfelt desire" to elevate ties to a"robust and multi-faceted partnership", his office said.
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