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Transport Ministry Initiates International Driving Licence Programme
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation announced it has initiated an International Driving Licence Training Programme to bring its licences up to international standards, with A-Zone permanent licence holders able to sign up through the ministry's SIMS portal. The programme follows the Maldives signing the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic in January of this year, which the ministry says covers 99 countries.
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Fri 8 NovThe Convention on Road Traffic was concluded in Vienna.8 November 1968only Maldives RepublicThe convention was agreed upon at the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Conference on Road Traffic and concluded in Vienna on 8 November 1968.
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Sat 21 MayThe Convention on Road Traffic came into force.21 May 1977only Maldives RepublicnewestIt came into force on 21 May 1977.
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Transport Ministry Initiates International Driving Licence Programme
99 countries countries covered by the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
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99 countriescountries covered by the Vienna Convention on Road TrafficMaldives RepublicThe convention covers a total of 99 countries, including the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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