Sushma Swaraj`s visit to Maldives |
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj`s two day visit to Maldives ended on Monday with her Courtesy call on Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. She had arrived in Male on Sunday. She was accompanied by a high-level delegation including foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale. Both Maldives and India have said that Swaraj`s visit will further strengthen the bilateral ties between both countries. Three agreements were exchanged on visa facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders, development cooperation and renewable energy. She met her Maldivian counterpart Abdullah Shahid and had a joint ministerial meeting on sunday where there was an agreement for further collaboration, including development cooperation and enhancing people to people contact. Her meeting also focussed on ways to enhance cooperation bilaterally on a variety of issues including consular issues, capacity development, health cooperation, trade, investment and economic cooperation. Maldives foreign minister termed India as an excellent partner and friend adding that the relationship between the two countries is indeed special.
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