His Excellency President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady ‎Madam Fathimath Ibrahim have this morning departed on a State Visit to ‎Pakistan. ‎

During the two-day visit, President Yameen will call on His Excellency ‎Mamnoon Hussain‎ and hold one-to-one deliberations with Pakistani Prime ‎Minister His Excellency ‎Mohamed Nawaz Shareef, on charting the course ‎for future Maldives-‎Pakistan bilateral ties. ‎ President Yameen and Prime ‎Minister Nawaz Shareef will also lead Official ‎Bilateral Talks between senior ‎delegations of the two countries.‎

The two sides are expected to conclude bilateral agreements in the areas of ‎sports, healthcare, education and combating narcotics drugs.‎