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Maldives prez apologises
The Maldives government has stepped up diplomatic drive to defuse international outrage triggered by a video that show a holidaying Swiss couple being insulted in one of the country’s resort islands
Updated on: Oct 31, 2010, 24:06:44 IST
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The Maldives government has stepped up diplomatic drive to defuse international outrage triggered by a video that show a holidaying Swiss couple being insulted in one of the country’s resort islands.
On Saturday, President Mohamed Nasheed personally apologised to the couple. In a telephone call, Nasheed told the couple that “the entire country is deeply saddened and sorry for what has happened.”
On Friday, Nasheed had expressed “disgust” at the incident.
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