Meeting with the Minister

While we were eating breakfast, we received a phone call from the minister of legal reform, information and arts. Mohammed Nasheed wanted to meet with us. Our team quickly got ready to go and headed to the Ministry. Shortly after our arrival we were ushered into his office. The discussion lasted for roughly one hour, covering such topics as ratification of the new constitution, the election coverage fairness code, other reforms that will have to be made in the country's news media and possible dates for the presidential election. He even decided to send us to a resort for the weekend before we begin our serious work! This was a good introduction to the problems that Maldives will face in making the transition into a free democracy.