“The President has send sympathies and Condolences to the American President and the Government on the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of New York, as well as on Pentagon. In a call to Mr. W. Lewis Amselem, the Charge d'Affaires of the American Embassy to the Maldives, the President conveyed the sympathies of the Government and the people of Maldives and that of his own to the President and the people of the United States of America. The President reiterated that the Government of the Maldives has always condemned all acts of terrorism. The President requested the Charge d'Affaires to convey condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families.
The Charge d'Affaires expressed his deep appreciation for the personal telephone call made by the President to convey his sympathy as well as those of the Government and people of the Maldives. He assured the President that he will quickly convey to the US President and the Government the sentiments expressed by the President and the people of Maldives.”
Official government press release presented on the website of the Maldives Permanent Representative Organization to the United Nations http://www.undp.org/missions/maldives/press9.htm
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“Attack on US to cause adverse effects on garment industry of Maldives: FISB” (Haveeru Daily) http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/index.html
Later Additions:
The President Sends a message of Condolence to the American President (Presidential Press Release, 9/12/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=670&CurLoc=90
Tourism industry has lost US$8.6 million because of current economic problems: President Gayoom (Haveeru, 11/07/01)
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/news_show.phtml?id=137&search=&find=
Sufficient safety measures taken concerning anthrax threat (Haveeru, 10/24/01)
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/news_show.phtml?id=109&search=&find=
The President grants an interview for Saudi Arabian news media (Presidential Press Release, 11/01/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=728&CurLoc=35
President Bush expresses gratitude to President Gayoom (Presidential Press Release, 10/05/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=701&CurLoc=60
The President has said that the Maldives has always been a peace-loving nation and a safe place (Presidential Press Release, 10/03/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=698&CurLoc=65
Former Prime Minister Of Pakistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Sends A Message To President Gayoom Denying The Statement Attributed To Her In Germany’s Bild Zeitung Newspaper Alleging That There Were Religious Schools In The Maldives Teaching Militant Muslims Violence (Presidential Press Release, 9/29/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=692&CurLoc=70
The Government of the Maldives States that Attempts Are Being Made By Some Parties to Tarnish the Image of the Maldives By Spreading Fabricated Stories In The Tense International Climate in the Wake of the Terrorist Attack on the United States (Presidential Press Release, 9/25/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=687&CurLoc=75
US Secretary of State, Mr. Colin Powell Telephones President Gayoom and Thanks the President, the Government and the People of the Maldives (Presidential Press Release, 9/29/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=693&CurLoc=70
The Cabinet discusses the implications to the Maldives of the tense international climate in the aftermath of the horrifying terrorist attacks on the United States (Presidential Press Release, 9/19/01)
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v2/News.php3?NewsID=677&CurLoc=85