President Nasheed says although wealthy nations have pledged to take steps to halt global warming, they have not committed to carbon reduction targets that will make this possible.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"This was a very important trip that both President Obama and I wanted to make early in the administration to send a very clear message that the Obama administration is committed to developing an even stronger and closer relationship with, not just the governments, but especially the peoples of Africa,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.16