Minister of Foreign Affairs has tweeted saying that the Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdullah Shahid did not state that the Maldives wants to restructure its debt to China, while talking to AP News.

Foreign Ministry stated that, he however talked about the “reckless and irresponsible” borrowing by the former administration. In addition foreign ministry stated that the minister expressed his confidence that Maldives-China relationship is strong and vibrant enough to allow for discussions on all matters of mutual interest and hoped to see the relationship grow to new heights during President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih’s administration.

The Chinese Ambassador also tweeted today saying that the foreign minister spoke to him regarding the matter and that he denies speaking like that to AP.