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Vice President concludes visit to Antigua and Barbuda after CHOGM
Vice President Al-Ustaz Hussain Mohammed Lateef has departed Antigua and Barbuda after attending the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which ran from 1 to 4 November. He addressed Executive Session 2 and set out the Maldives' development targets, including developed-country status by 2040, a digital economy contribution of 15 per cent of GDP by 2030 and 33 per cent renewable energy by 2028.
International
Every country should have the freedom to determine its own development: Vice President
Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef told Executive Session 2 of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda that every country should have full freedom to determine its own development path. He also outlined Maldives targets including transforming into a developed nation by 2040, a digital economy worth 15% of GDP by 2030, and 33% renewable energy by 2028.
International
Vice President urges stronger partnerships to build a resilient Commonwealth
Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef called for stronger and more resilient partnerships among Commonwealth member states while addressing the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda. He outlined three priorities for collaboration and reaffirmed Maldives targets including a digital economy contributing 15 per cent of GDP by 2030 and 33 per cent renewable energy by 2028.
International
Maldives urges Commonwealth to turn shared challenges into collective action
Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef, addressing the second executive session of CHOGM 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda, proposed three priority areas for Commonwealth cooperation: building sustainable capacity, respecting national development priorities, and turning shared challenges into collective action. The proposals come as small island developing states including the Maldives face climate, economic and service-delivery challenges.
International
Vice President Attends CHOGM as Investment and Finance Lead Agenda
Vice President Uz Hussain Mohamed Latheef attended the opening of CHOGM 2026 in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, where member countries discussed investment partnerships and financing arrangements for vulnerable economies. The agenda covered a pipeline of investment-ready projects, debt and concessional funding approaches, and reducing trade barriers.
International
Maldives Urges Global Financial Reform for SIDS
Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs Iruthisham Adam called for urgent reform of the international financial architecture to address Small Island Developing States' vulnerabilities while addressing the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. She also held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, the Solomon Islands, and Grenada.
International
Calls for Commonwealth to be strengthened further
Minister of Foreign Affairs Iruthisham Adam has called for the Commonwealth to be strengthened further to make it an easily responsive, modern organisation. She made the remarks during the Foreign Ministers meeting held before the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Antigua and Barbuda.
International
FM calls for a stronger, more responsive Commonwealth to meet present day challenges
Foreign Minister Iruthisham participated in the Pre-CHOGM Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting ahead of the twenty-eighth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. She called for a stronger, more responsive Commonwealth, equal representation in decision-making, and greater advocacy for climate finance and financial architecture reform.
International · Press release
Statement by His Excellency Hussain Mohamed Latheef, Vice President of the Maldives, at the Executive session II of the Commonwealth Heads of the Government meeting on climate financing and Commonwealth youth skilling and entrepreneurship for the future of work
Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef addressed the executive session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting on climate financing and youth skilling, outlining Maldives goals of a digital economy at 15 per cent of GDP by 2030, 33 per cent renewable energy by 2028 and a developed Maldives by 2040. He proposed three areas of Commonwealth action and restated the Maldives bid to host CHOGM in 2028.
International
Shared ambitions take centre stage at CHOGM 2026
The 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting opened in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, on 3 November 2026, with Maldivian Vice President Uz Hussain Mohamed Latheef representing the Maldives. Leaders and Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey addressed shared priorities including partnerships, investment, climate resilience and historical injustices.
International · Press release
Vice President attends official opening ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026
Vice President Uz Hussain Mohamed Latheef attended the official opening ceremony of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026 in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, alongside King Charles III and other delegations. The meeting runs in Antigua and Barbuda from 1 to 4 November under the theme 'Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth'.
International
Maldives calls for equal representation and stronger cooperation...
Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam called for stronger collective action, greater access to climate finance and equal representation of Commonwealth member states in decision-making at the Pre-CHOGM Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. She also stressed reform of the international financial architecture for Small Island Developing States and reaffirmed the Maldives' commitment to working with the Commonwealth ahead of the 28th CHOGM in St John's.
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