British parliamentary on Tuesday had discussed on the possibility to send envoys from the country or through United Nations to Maldives in order to assess and monitor the current political condition.
Former minister of UK foreign office Hugo Swire raised question to the parliament over the current situation of Maldives as he asked if the secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth was willing to send either the country's or UN's envoys to Maldives for assessment, while expressing his concerns.
The question was responded by minister of foreign affairs for Asia and Pacific, Mark Field who had also echoed concerns over the ongoing state of emergency in Maldives.
Swire's intention of raising the concern was mainly due to the country's tourists visiting Maldives in significant numbers throughout every year. He showed concern over a possible face-off between China and India, both who had been at each other's neck since the Maldives was thrown into fresh tension in February 1.
UK had discussed Maldives at their parliament after the island nation's government moved in to extend the ongoing state of emergency by 30 additional days through the parliament.
President requested motion was voted in by 38 pro-government lawmakers, to which parliament Speaker Abdulla Maseeh noted it would be passed with 20 votes in favor. However the country's Constitution dictates the minimum requirement to approve a motion is 43 votes under Article 87 (b) a parliament vote on any matter requiring compliance by citizens shall only be undertaken when more than half of the total membership of the parliament are present at the sitting at which the matter is voted upon.
