Discussions have been held on the signing of a visa exemption agreement between Maldives and Mongolia.

This was done during a courtesy call Ambassador of Mongolia to the Maldives Ganbold Dambajav paid on Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Sunday.

Dambajav presented his Letter of Credence to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as the newly appointed Ambassador of Mongolia to Maldives on Sunday.

Following the credentials ceremony, the new Mongolian Ambassador paid a courtesy call on FM Shahid where he expressed commitment to work to continue working closely in the multilateral arena.

The Mongolian Ambassador also called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel following the credentials ceremony, where discussions were held on ways to further strengthen existing friendly ties.

During the call with the foreign minister, the Maldivian foreign minister congratulated the new ambassador of Mongolia on his appointment.

Views on further strengthening the existing bilateral relations between Maldives and Mongolia, were also exchanged.

Under these efforts come the signing of a visa exemption agreement between the two countries.

The meeting also saw the new ambassador and the Maldivian foreign minister reaffirming their mutual commitment to continue working closely in the multilateral arena.

The meeting was joined by Foreign Secretary Ahmed Latheef, Bilateral Secretary Dr. Hala Hameed, Secretary Economic Cooperation Dr. Hussain Niyaz, Additional Secretary Amin Javed Faizal, Senior Under Secretary Fathimath Naeema and Assistant Director Khadeejath Nizwee Rasheed.