Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has congratulated the new emperor of Japan for ascending to the throne.
Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday after his father abdicated a day earlier.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Minister Shahid congratulated Emperor Naruhito and the people of Japan on the historic occasion and gave his best wishes for the peace and prosperity of Japan.
Warmest congratulations to His Majesty Emperor #Naruhito and the people of #Japan on the historic occasion of His Majesty’s ascension to the #Chrysanthemum Throne. May the new #Reiwa era be filled with peace, prosperity and happiness for the people of Japan and the world.
— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) May 1, 2019
Japan and Maldives have always had close relations, and the Japanese government recently gifted assets worth MVR 30.8 million to the Maldives Police Service.
