Maldives to fill Saarc secretary general post soon
The Maldives has conveyed to Saarc member states that it would soon nominate a new candidate as the Saarc secretary general.
The post fell vacant with effect from January 22 as the former secretary general, Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed, a Maldivian national, resigned on January 20 amid allegations from senior Maldivian officials of favouring anti-government forces in the country's political issues.
The practice of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) provides each member state an opportunity, on an alphabetical rotation basis, to nominate a candidate of their choice as secretary general for a three-year term.
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