Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday made an official call on the Secretary General of Commonwealth Patricia Scotland.

During the meeting, Minister Shahid officially presented the Secretary General with the documentation required by the Commonwealth and discussed on Maldives' wish to reintegrate with the organisation.

Soon after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected into office, the Foreign Minister had submitted an official request to rejoin the Commonwealth as per the cabinet's decision.

During his second official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) as Foreign Minister, Shahid met with parliament member and former Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hugo Swire, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt and British MP Mark Field.