Civil Coalition leading the efforts to reclaim the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) from its operator GMR, India, has extended the ultimatum given to the Maldivian government to annul the agreement with GMR till the end of this month.
Speaking at the coalition gathering held at the artificial beach on Friday night, leading figure in the anti-GMR activities, Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla said that the President had informed him that arrangements are being made to annul the GMR agreement.
“Maldivian President has heard our plea. (He) has said that he heeds and respects it. (He) needs some time to arrange a few things. Hence to give (him) some time even if the previously issued ultimatum is up. The work is being done in this manner. Hence to give some space and stay put,” Imran said.
17/11/12 Abdullah Jameel/Haveeru Online
