The Maldives will co-chair the 2026 Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States (CMMSS), a decision announced during the ongoing Small States ministerial meeting ahead of CHOGM in Samoa. Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Khaleel met fellow Commonwealth small-state foreign ministers and pressed for financial reforms, climate finance commitments ahead of COP29, and debt sustainability solutions.
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The decision was announced during the ongoing Ministerial Meeting of the Small States ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa on Wednesday.
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During the ongoing meeting of the CMMSS, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Khaleel met with foreign ministers from the Small States of the Commonwealth and discussed pressing issues facing small states, including economic vulnerability, climate action, and access to finance, the Ministry said.
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