Ministers go scuba diving

Maldivian Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Didi is seen signing the decree of the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island on Saturday in this photo released by the Maldives Presidency. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed gestures (inset) as he dives for the meeting in which ministers met on the sea bed to draw attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation, a tourist paradise with an average ground level of 1.5 meters above sea level.

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