Tweets with photos and information about President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing COP28 summit in UAE were deleted from the President's Office official account.
President Muizzu met and spoke with several dignitaries on the sidelines of the summit on Friday and Saturday. In addition to the official meeting, he introduced himself to several people and took photos.
The President's Office shared the photos with captions about discussions for fostering ties. But no further details were provided.
As the President's Office faced criticism from the public, some replies to the posts were also hidden.
A tweet posted with photos of Muizzu with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, former US Secretary of State John Kerry and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani was later deleted.
Tweet by President's Office.
Relations between the Maldives and other nations have improved with the COP28 summit, the tweet said. The post of former US Secretary of State John Kerry, now the country's climate envoy, was stated as "Foreign Minister of America."
The tweet was later reposted in Dhivehi.
A tweet of a photo of Muizzu with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was deleted and reposted with more information about the meeting. The leaders discussed improving ties and matters of importance to the public of both countries, it said.
Some other tweets were also deleted, drawing a barrage of criticism from the public towards the President's Office.
