As part of his ongoing official visit to india, Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has yesterday met with Indian External Affairs Minister Shri S. M. Krishna.
Discussions at the meeting were focused on further strengthening close bilateral relations that exist between the Maldives and India.
During the meeting, Dr Waheed sought Indian assistance in preventing drug trafficking into the Maldives, and providing rehabilitation treatment for the addicts.
He further said the relations between the both countries were further strengthened and Maldivian industries were benefiting from the investments made by the Indian companies in the Maldives. In this regard, he especially highlighted the agreement to transfer the management of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital to Apollo Hospitals, and the agreement with GMR Group to develop Hanimaadhoo Airport.
Speaking at the meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister Shri Krishna said India attached great importance to the continued co-operation between the Maldives and India in the area of defence and security.
He said the recent high level exchanges between the two countries were fruitful in further strengthening the existing relations, while opening up new areas for co-operation between the Maldives and India.
Indian External Minister Shri Krishna assured the Vice President of continued Indian assistance to the Maldives.
As part of his visit to India, Vice President Dr Waheed also today met with Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan. Discussions at the meeting were mainly focused on the issues of challenges faced by the Maldives and the world due to climate change.
