President Mohamed Nasheed today met with Mr. Mohamed El Barrani, Secretary for Asian Affairs of Libya. The meeting was held at the President’s Office.

At the meeting, the President expressed the strong wish to maintain and expand friendly relations and reinforce mutually beneficial cooperation between the Maldives and Libya, especially in the education sector.

Reciprocating the sentiments on bilateral relations Mr. Barrani said the government of Libya wished to expand its participation in the development of the Maldives.