馬爾地夫：山姆快速與政變政府合作

馬爾地夫：山姆快速與政變政府合作

【Comment】

Resembling the hasty state recognitions of newly independent Panama in 1903 and another case of Israel in 1948, the US “works with” the new Maldives government in just two days after the military coup on February 7.  Victoria Nuland, the spokesperson of DoS, was severely challenged by the journalists over the obvious contradiction in her briefing.  The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth members are more cautious, on the other hand.    revised at 1420政變之後，美國很快的選擇與承認「發動政變的新政府」。國際政治上有過早與不恰當的承認，美國是這種情形嗎？一切都在掌控下？國務院的對話是這樣的：QUESTION: So does – the U.S. considers the new government a legitimate government of the Maldives?  MS. NULAND: We do.*
美國記者先用happy和unhappy 的對比性，輕輕戳了DoS一下：are you happy the way now the new leader is there and the ousted president is unhappy that he was ousted at gunpoint?
後來抓緊美國不表意見與 work with the new government 的矛盾，大加質疑。記者問：you didn’t opine, but you said you will work with the government, which means that you don’t have – you don’t regard it as an illegal or unconstitutionally created government; correct?

發言人只能睜眼說話：until he has a chance to report and make recommendations, our posture is that we are going to work with the government, but we believe that the circumstances need to be clarified.
有鬼啦！國協成員，顯然謹慎多了。

派出007！？　大英國協將派員調查馬爾地夫危機◎NowNews（2012.02.13）

印度洋島國馬爾地夫7日爆發政變，總統納希德（Mohamed Nasheed Hasan）遭到罷黜後，引爆一連串政治危機，街頭動亂不斷。大英國協54個成員國緊急召開電話會議，決定派遣部長級代表團前往馬爾地夫，調查前總統納希德下台真相；負責守護民主的大英國協部長行動小組發表聲明表示，同意組成「部長級代表團訪馬爾地夫，儘快查明權力移轉真相，並力促嚴守大英國協的價值觀和原則」。針對馬爾地夫政治危機，美國呼籲各方妥協，不過這項建議遭到納希德拒絕。另外，數百名前總統納希德支持者12日晚間包圍馬國國會，要求釋放在最南端艾都珊瑚島（Addu Atoll）遭逮捕的1名馬爾地夫民主黨（MDP）議員，並和警方發生衝突，使導致首都馬勒（Male）又爆發新衝突。馬爾地夫共和國（Republic of Maldives），總面積只有298平方公里，人口僅有31萬多人，是亞洲人口最少的國家。原文網址: 派出007！？　大英國協將派員調查馬爾地夫危機 | 頭條新聞 | NOWnews 今日新聞網 http://www.nownews.com/2012/02/13/11490-2784653.htm#ixzz1mJGpI2EQ

Foreign Secretary responds to developments in the Maldives◎Foreign and Commonwealth Office（2012.02.09）

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=726667082

While speaking in Parliament, Foreign Secretary William Hague addressed the situation in the Maldives.

"I just want to register our concern about developments in particular the reports of attacks on members and supporters of the Maldivian Democratic Party.

My Honourable Friend, the Member for North East Bedfordshire and the Minister for the Middle East, has spoken to the former President Nasheed and the new President and expressed these concerns.

It is for the new leadership to establish its legitimacy with its own people and with the international community with an independent review of the circumstances leading to what has happened earlier this week, and we hope that the new leadership will demonstrate its respect for the rule of law, including peaceful demonstrations.

I welcome the call for calm and order from the former President Nasheed to all his supporters. And my Honourable Friend for North East Bedfordshire will be delighted to discuss with Honourable Members the situation in the Maldives, with which he has been in close touch, if they wish to do so."

Press Briefing: Maldives◎DoS（2012.02.10）http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2012/02/183667.htm#MALDIVES

QUESTION:  Yeah.  Madam, any comments that – the ousted president has said that he was ousted at gunpoint.  Do you believe it was some kind of a military coup against him?
MS. NULAND:  Well, again, the circumstances are murky, they are contested, the situation is somewhat fluid. As you know, after the briefing yesterday, we put out a clarification of precisely where we are with regard to the Maldives.  So just to repeat that, our position is that we will work with the Government of the Maldives, but believe that the circumstances surrounding the transfer of power need to be clarified, and we also suggest that all parties agree to an independent mechanism to do that.

As I said, Assistant Secretary Bob Blake will be there – he’ll be in Male tomorrow – and he will see all of the major players and have a chance to talk about an appropriate way forward in reconciliation and national unity mechanism.

QUESTION: Well, the – are you happy the way now the new leader is there and the ousted president is unhappy that he was ousted at gunpoint?  And second, if any way he had indicated any kind of problems before he was ousted to the U.S. in any way?
MS. NULAND: I can’t speak to that one way or the other, Goyal.

QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: When you said that you will work with the Government of the Maldives, that means that you do not regard this as a coup; correct?
MS. NULAND: Again, I think what – where we are is that the circumstances are contested, and we need to have Bob Blake get there, talk to the various parties before we start opining one way or the other ourselves, because there are a lot of contested facts here that need to be sorted.

QUESTION: Right.  But in the interim, you will – you do not --
MS. NULAND: In the interim, I’m not going to opine at all.

QUESTION: Well, but you say – you didn’t opine, but you said you will work with the government, which means that you don’t have – you don’t regard it as an illegal or unconstitutionally created government; correct?
MS. NULAND: Again, we – I got myself in a place yesterday that was not borne out by the facts, so we’re going to stick exactly where we are, which is that Bob is going to go talk to the current president, he’s going to talk to the former president, he’s going to talk to representatives from all the political parties.  And between now and then, until he has a chance to report and make recommendations, our posture is that we are going to work with the government, but we believe that the circumstances need to be clarified.  We’re going to try to clarify them for ourselves, and we also think that the parties need to agree on a mechanism forward.

QUESTION: Okay.  So there has – so you have not made a determination about whether this was an extra-constitutional change in power?
MS. NULAND: We do not have a clear view of the facts at the moment.

QUESTION: So --
QUESTION: Toria?
QUESTION: -- I just want to make sure that means that after Blake is there, you will come to an assessment one way or another?
MS. NULAND: I would expect that we will have, certainly, ideas about the way forward, and with regard to what we’re dealing with now, yes.

QUESTION: One --
QUESTION: Can I ask about --
MS. NULAND: Still on Maldives?

QUESTION: Yes, a quick one on Maldives: According to some businesses here, that the president was pro-business and also he brought some economic growth and prosperity for the people of Maldives, and most of the people are not happy what happened in their country, like they’re confused, like you said.
MS. NULAND: Well, we’re also at that point where we need to sort through the facts and we need to talk to all the parties, okay?

QUESTION: Thank you.

Press Briefing: Maldives◎DoS（2012.02.09）
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2012/02/183639.htm#MALDIVES

QUESTION: Can we ask about Maldives?
MS. NULAND: Andy.  Anything?

QUESTION: Well, let’s start with Maldives, I’m fine with that.
MS. NULAND: Okay.  Let’s start with Maldives.

QUESTION: So what is your assessment of the situation there in Maldives?
MS. NULAND: Well, let me say that we did talk about this quite a bit yesterday, that we have been concerned about the fact that it doesn’t appear to have been as peaceful in subsequent days as it was initially.

In that context, Assistant Secretary Blake spoke this morning to former President Nasheed conveying our assurances that the United States supports a peaceful resolution of this, that we are also expressing our views to the government that his security should be protected, but also encouraging him, as we encouraged President Waheed, that this needs to be settled now peaceably through dialogue and through the formation, as the new president has pledged, of a national unity government.  And as we said, Assistant Secretary Blake will be there on Saturday.  When he is in Male, he’ll have a chance to meet with President Waheed, with former President Nasheed, with civil society, and he will be encouraging this national unity conversation.

QUESTION: So does – the U.S. considers the new government a legitimate government of the Maldives?
MS. NULAND: We do.*

*The United States will work with the new Government of the Maldives but believes that the circumstances surrounding the transfer of power must be clarified, and suggests all parties agree to an independent mechanism to do so.