The President's office in partnership with the British High
Commission Male' have successfully concluded a two-day training
and table-top exercise aimed at enhancing the Maldives'
capability to respond to large-scale emergencies involving
terrorism elements.
The exercise, held at Crossroads Maldives, brought together
eleven key security agencies from the Government of Maldives to
build understanding around their roles and responsibilities
during terrorist incidents, improve information flows to national
coordination bodies, and identify strengths and areas for
improvement in the National Terrorism Response Plan.
Speaking at the conclusion of the exercise, Ben Mellor, Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Office's Director for Indo-Pacific
said:
The UK remains committed to supporting our partners in building
robust security frameworks. This joint exercise demonstrates the
strong and enduring security partnership between the UK and
Maldives, which has developed over many years of cooperation.
National Security Advisor H.E. Ibrahim Latheef stated:
The table-top Exercise will set a benchmark for future
initiatives—one that promotes operational excellence, builds
confidence among agencies. the strength of our preparedness will
define the strength of our response.
He thanked the UK for their continued support to Maldives
development particularly the security sector.
The UK has a longstanding commitment to security cooperation in
the Indo-Pacific region, with the Maldives being a key partner.
The UK continues to work with several Maldivian agencies
particularly in security, to help keep both British and Maldivian
citizens safe.
This exercise builds upon UK-Maldives security cooperation
initiatives, which have included training, knowledge sharing, and
capacity building across various security sectors.
