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India-Maldives foreign affairs ministers meet

Mohamed Rehan
30 August 2022, MVT 09:25
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and current UNGA President Mr. Abdulla Shahid--
Mohamed Rehan
30 August 2022, MVT 09:25

India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar meets with his Maldivian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current President of UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid.

Shahid met with Dr. Jaishankar, during his visit to India as the UN General Assembly President. Post the meeting, Dr. Jaishankar praised the work done by Mr. Shahid in his position.

He had also expressed gratitude to the Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs for maintaining strong bilateral ties between the countries. The Indian External Affairs Minister remains hopeful that the bond will further fortify with the prospective 'Neighborhood First' and 'Maldives-India First' policies.

Shahid had further thanked India for assisting his efforts of securing UNGA president's seat of the 76th session.

The two had previously met during the inaugural ceremony of the Maldivian Police Academy, completed under a grant of Indian government.

During their meeting on Monday, August 29, the two discussed the importance of multilateralism. They also talked on additional ways to bolster the ties between the countries.

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