Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday (August 10, 2024) and emphasised New Delhi’s dedication to deepen India-Maldives ties for the advantage of the folks within the two nations and the area.
Mr. Jaishankar is on a three-day official go to to Maldives to reset the bilateral relationship, the primary high-level journey from India after the archipelago nation’s pro-China president Muizzu assumed workplace in 2023.
“Privileged to call on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Conveyed greetings of PM Narendra Modi. Committed to deepening India-Maldives ties for the benefit of our people and the region,” Jaishankar posted on X (previously often called Twitter) together with {a photograph} of the assembly.
Mr. Jaishankar’s journey to the Maldives comes weeks after President Muizzu’s go to to India in June to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities.
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Maldives is one in every of India’s key maritime neighbours within the Indian Ocean area and the general bilateral ties, together with within the areas of defence and safety, witnessed an upward trajectory below the earlier authorities in Male.
