Foreign Secretaries of Maldives-India hold official discussions

Foreign Secretary of the Maldives, Ahmed Latheef and the Foreign Secretary of India, Vinay Mohan Kwatra has held official discussions.

Both the Foreign Secretaries held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives disclosed that the Foreign Secretary Latheef and Foreign Secretary Kwatra reflected on the long historic relationship between both countries, during the meeting.

The meeting also saw the Foreign Secretaries expressing commitment to move forward with genuine momentum and renewed vigour.

During the official discussion, the Foreign Secretaries of Maldives and India noted the successful economic cooperation and the progress of projects that is being implemented under Indian grant assistance and line of credit scheme.

The discussions also included matters relating to development cooperation, human resource development, multilateral engagements and consular affairs.

Foreign Secretary Latheef expressed gratitude to the Government of India for the constant support and commitment shown to the people, and the development of the Maldives.

Foreign Secretary Kwatra is on a three-day official visit to the Maldives, keeping with the renewed tradition of high-level exchanges between the two countries. He arrived to Maldives on Saturday, and was received at Velana International Airport by Foreign Secretary Latheef.

The Foreign Secretary of India's visit to the Maldives is from 01st of October to 03rd of October.

During his visit, the Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed.

He is also scheduled to meet with Minister of Defence, Mariya Ahmed Didi, Minister of Finance, Ibrahim Ameer and Minister of Economic Development, Fayyaz Ismail.

This is the Indian Foreign Secretary’s first visit to the Maldives, since assuming office in May 2022.