The President's Office has revealed that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid will lead the delegation of the Maldives as the President's Special Envoy at the 10th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS).
The summit is held in Luanda, Angola, under the theme Three Continents, Three Oceans, One Common Destiny: Towards a more sustainable and resilient OACPS. Minister Shahid will be accompanied by a delegation of high-level government officials.
The Maldives is expected to be accorded full membership in the organisation at the summit, where attending Heads of State and Government will endorse the application of the country. The Maldives gained Observer Status of OACPS in June 2022. All member states of the organisation recently supported the application of the Maldives for full membership during the Council of Ministers Meeting held in Brussels, Belgium, from November 27-28.
Formed in 1975, OACPS is a group of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that represents over 1.5 billion people and more than half of the seats at the United Nations (UN).