Muizzu returns after unofficial UAE visit
Muizzu departed from Maldives on Monday on a private jet sent by the Abu Dhabi government, the president-elect's office has said.
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President-elect Dr Mohamed Muizzu returned to Maldives on Tuesday after a one-day unofficial visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Muizzu departed from Maldives on Monday on a private jet sent by the Abu Dhabi government, the president-elect's office has said.
He returned to the Maldives Tuesday evening, his office said.
"It's a private trip. All expenses will be covered by the Abu Dhabi government," president-elect's office spokesperson Mohamed Firzul Abdulla Haleel said on Monday.
However, the office did not disclose details including the duration and purpose of the visit and who is accompanying the president-elect.
Muizzu returned to Maldives on Saturday from an unofficial visit to Singapore with his family.
Muizzu will be sworn in as president on November 17. Preparations for the ceremony are underway.
