Foreign minister encouraged by discussions with India
26 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2018 | ހޯމަ 18:19Minister Shahid said he was “deeply touched and encouraged by the warmth and generous spirit of discussions” with Minister Swaraj
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid meets External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has said that he is encouraged by discussions with India.
Minister Shahid said this in a tweet after meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday.
In the tweet, Minister Shahid said he was “deeply touched and encouraged by the warmth and generous spirit of discussions” with Minister Swaraj.
He also said that a new era of enhanced cooperation is emerging in the Maldives-India relationship under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
During Minister Shahid’s visit to India, both countries have discussed cooperating on various fields as well as India assisting Maldives in some areas.
Minister Shahid is being accompanied on his trip by Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer, Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail, and top officials of the Foreign Ministry.
