Maldives bilateral secretary Ahmed Khaleel has met with Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Kazumi Endo on Thursday to hold discussions regarding North Korean vessel "Chon Ma San"'s illegal dealings with a vessel that supposedly operated under the Maldivian flag.
A tweet posted on the Foreign Ministry's official twitter account confirms the meeting.
Secretary, Bilateral Ahmed Khaleel, met with H.E. Kazumi Endo, Ambassador of #Japan today. Discussed bilateral issues including the case regarding the vessel named “Xin Yuan 18” and conveyed full support and cooperation of the Govt of #Maldives to Japan on investigating the case. pic.twitter.com/8HCF200YRL
— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) March 1, 2018
Bilateral relations between both countries were discussed in the meeting. While concerns were shared on Xin Yuan 18's matter, Ahmed Khaleel assured that Japanese government will have the full co-operation of the Maldivian government in investigating the matter.
