Parliament committee reviews Maldives' participation in two Vienna Conventions
President Solih sent a letter to parliament on Monday requesting the review
The Cabinet had recommended Maldives join the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic with an exception to one article
The Cabinet recommendation that Maldives should join the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968) and the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) has been sent to the People's Majlis Committee on Foreign Relations for review.
Monday's parliament sitting saw a letter read on the floor of parliament, written by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, requesting that the People's Majlis review the case and issue him a recommendation. Under the convention, licenses to drive land-vehicles issued by the Transport Ministry in Maldives will be valid for use in other countries that have joined the convention. The same convenience will also be applicable vice-versa; those who have acquired land-vehicle licenses from countries that have acceded to the two conventions will have their licenses be valid in the Maldives as well.
The Cabinet issued these recommendations to President Solih based on their review of a paper submitted by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation in a Cabinet meeting held 2 February 2021.
While the Cabinet issued recommendations for Maldives to join the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, the President's Office revealed that the Cabinet had also recommended the Maldives do so with reservations to the former. Cabinet Ministers advised the President to make an exception to the article of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which states that land-vehicles can be driven after being transported between countries within the convention without registration.
