President's SIDS conference trip cost MVR 3.8 million: President's Office

The President's Office has revealed that USD 247,000 (MVR 3.8 million) was spent on the President and his delegation's trip to participate in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference.

The conference was held in Antigua and Barbuda, and the President, along with a delegation of 16 officials, travelled to the Caribbean State on May 24. The trip lasted seven days.