Discussions have been held to open an office of the Muslim World League in the Maldives.

The discussions took place during a meeting between Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday afternoon.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they also spoke on the history of close cooperation and constructive collaboration between Maldives and the Muslim World League.

Minister Shahid and the Secretary General also conversed regarding the opening of an office of the Muslim World League in the Maldives, as well as the establishment of a regional anti-terrorism centre in the island nation.

Speaking regarding the ongoing King Salman Mosque Project, Shahid noted that upon completion, it “will be the largest in the country and would stand as a symbol of the brotherly relations between Maldives and Saudi Arabia”.

The Maldivian minister also made note of the “commendable work undertaken by the Secretary General to further the organization’s mission to spread the peaceful and harmonious message of Islam, and promote the moderate values presented in the Quran and Sunnah, resulting in the strengthening of Islam’s positive influence around the world”.

Ambassador of Maldives to Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Khaleel accompanied the minister at the meeting.

Foreign Minister Shahid is now in Niamey, Niger, to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.

While the Council is set for 27-28 November, Shahid is expected to meet several of his counterparts at OIC. As such, he has met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on Thursday.