The Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abdullah Bin Sultan Bin Awad Al Nuaimi, has paid a courtesy call on President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

The meeting took place at the President’s Office, on Saturday.

The UAE's Minister of Justice is a representative of the President of the UAE.

During the courtesy call, President Dr. Muizzu thanked the Minister for participating in the Presidential Inauguration and conveyed his best wishes to the President and Prime Minister of the UAE. He stated that the UAE is a crucial development partner of the Maldives, highlighting the close ties between the two countries.

The Minister of Justice of UAE congratulated President Dr. Muizzu on his assumption of office and expressed keenness to enhance cooperation between the two nations.

The President underlined the administration's foreign objectives, noting that the foreign policy aims to increase engagements, deepen dialogue, and establish mutually beneficial alliances. He also spoke on the Maldives' debt and disclosed that the administration's central principle for debt management is to expand the economy.

During the call, the President expressed gratitude to the leadership and government of the UAE for their support and assistance for the Maldives' socioeconomic growth.

Ambassador of UAE to the Maldives extended an official invitation to President Dr. Muizzu to participate in the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28 UAE) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Expo City Dubai later this month.

The discussions between President Dr. Muizzu and Minister Abdullah Bin Sultan Bin Awad Al Nuaimi concluded with both parties expressing their commitment to strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation between the Maldives and the UAE.