UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to the Maldives, Shoko Noda has paid a courtesy call on President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih following his momentous triumph over President Abdulla Yameen, who was vying for re-election in the Presidential election held on the 23^rd of September.

RaajjeMV understands that the meeting took place on Thursday, however, no further details were shared regarding the discussions held between the President-elect and UN delegate.

It is notable that many foreign leaders and diplomats are congratulating Solih for winning his bid for Presidency, via telephone calls as well as on social media. Many state employees and high-ranking officials at state-run institutions are also observed calling on the President-elect.

As such, Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Saudi Arabia’s King, Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Japanese Government had phoned Solih, who is to be sworn-in as Maldives President for a five-year term on the 17^th of November, to convey their best wishes to him as well as to express hope that ties between Maldives and their governments will remain the same, hopefully flourish further after Solih takes oath.