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Muizzu Asserts Foreign Policy Direction Praising Türkiye’s Erdoğan as ‘Leader of Islamic Ummah’
An analysis piece examines President Mohamed Muizzu's endorsement of Türkiye and its president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as 'Leader of the Muslim World' during the inauguration of the Maldives National Defence Force's Air Corps and the launch of UAVs secured through Turkish grant aid. The article considers how this foreign policy shift may affect the Maldives' relations with traditional allies and regional powers including India, China, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US.
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Fri 15 MarThe Maldives National Defence Force's Air Corps was inaugurated and the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicles secured through a grant from Ankara …on Fridayonly Maldives RepublicDuring Friday’s inauguration of the Maldives National Defence Force’s Air Corps, alongside the launch of the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) secured through a substantial grant from Ankara, Muizzu extolled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the “Leader of the Muslim World.”
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I received the biggest support in this from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whom the Islamic Ummah is proud of and whom we all see as the leading figure of the Islamic Ummah at the moment