Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe have said that the government of Sri Lanka is closely monitoring the situation in Maldives and urged to find a peaceful solution.

He tweeted today saying that they are closely monitoring the situation and also asked all parties to uphold the constitution of the country.

International community has been urging the government of Maldives to implement the Supreme Cort verdict which orders to free political detainees and to reinstate the parliament members who were previously unseated. Ambassadors of Canada, UK, Australia, USA and External Affairs Ministry of India showed their support for the verdict.