United States Ambassador accredited to the Maldives Patricia A. Butenis has paid a courtesy call on President Mohamed Nasheed today.

 
Discussions at the meeting were focused on the bilateral relations between the Maldives and the United States, as well as on ways of further enhancing cooperation between both countries at the international level.
 
At the meeting, President Nasheed updated Ambassador Butenis on the government’s progress towards the delivery of the government’s pledges. He said he has learned in his travels to the islands that the people have been benefiting from the government’s programmes, especially the social protection programme and the government’s transport network.
 

The meeting was attended by Special Envoy of the President Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, National Security Advisor Ameen Faisal, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Naseem.