President Office of Republic of Maldives : The target is to make the year 2018 the most successful year for this Administration – President Yameen

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, in his New Year message, has stated that the target is to make the year 2018 the most successful year for this administration.

In his message, the President has extended New Year greetings to all Maldivians, and highlighted the successful achievements of the administration in realizing its key pledges; noting that several developmental projects were commenced and completed across the country to fulfill the basic necessities of the Maldivian people.

Additionally, the President has highlighted the numerous measures taken in 2017 to promote youth empowerment - one of the key pledges; especially the increase in employment opportunities and educational opportunities facilitated by the administration.

Moreover, the President has stated that the administration faced huge obstacles in leading the nation during the past 4 years, and that today the administration has overcome most of them, and dealt with the challenges with resilience to be back on the route of success, while maintaining the current peace and stability in the country.

In his message, the President has also stated that in light of the past 4 years, the administration will work on achieving more success and progress than the previous years, and noted that the budget passed by the Parliament for the year 2018 focuses on fulfilling the key pledges of the administration.