The "forward movement" came after a high-level team, headed by Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and officials of its legal division, arrived in Male two days ago and met with top Maldivian Ministers and various other stakeholders in a bid to end the stalemate.
"These interactions have provided some forward movement and the team continues to work further on the available inputs so that the matter could be resolved to satisfaction," the Indian High Commission said in a statement here.
"The delegation has received cooperation from the Government of Maldives and all other stakeholders, who have agreed to work in the spirit of understanding and the close cooperation that exists between the two countries," it said.
The statement came even as Prosecutor General Ahmed Muizzu said despite discussions with Shringla, no decision has been made to drop the charges against Nasheed.
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When asked whether Shringla had pushed to drop the charges against Nasheed, Muizzu said "we all know what their stand is don't we?"
But he refused to publicly comment on the subject. Muizzu further said the decision to delay Nasheed's trial was up to the court and stressed he would not interfere in the matter, the daily said.
President Mohamed Waheed had yesterday refused to meet the Indian foreign office team citing "busy schedule".
Nasheed has been in the Indian Mission since February 13 to evade arrest after he failed to appear in court on charges of detaining Chief Criminal Judge Abdulla Mohamed while he was president, which his party considers politically motivated and designed to disqualify him from politics.