Harsh Vardhan Shringla is on a two-day visit to the Maldives.
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Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday held a series of meetings with the Maldivian leadership and the Opposition and discussed ways to further strengthen India’s relations with the island nation, and reviewed the progress of key infrastructure projects. under the bilateral package of 1.3 billion dollars.
Shringla, who is on a two-day visit to the Maldives, held a joint meeting with the Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Mohamed Aslam, the Minister of Economic Development, Fayyaz Ismail, and the Minister of Finance, Ibrahim Ameer.
On Monday, Mr. Shringla also visited the President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and the President of the People’s Majlis, Mohamed Nasheed.
“FS @ harshvshringla held a joint meeting with the Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure @AslamAslamtey, the Minister of Economy, @ faya_i and the Minister of Finance @iameeru; they evaluated the progress on 8 infrastructure projects that are part of the bilateral package of 1.300 million dollars “. The Indian High Commission in Maldives tweeted.
India is undertaking a wide range of infrastructure projects in the Maldives, including the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) and other projects such as ports, roads and rehabilitation, airport expansion, construction of a new cricket stadium and cancer hospital and fishing development. .
Mr. Shringla also met with the Maldivian Interior Minister and Adaalath Party leader Imran Abdulla and sought the party’s cooperation to further strengthen bilateral relations.
The conservative religious Adaalath party is part of the ruling coalition led by the Maldives Democratic Party.
“Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla @HarshShringla met with Interior Minister and Adaalath Party Leader @ShimranAb; FS sought the continued cooperation of the Adaalath Party to ensure successful relations with #IndiaMaldives,” he said in another tweet.
In keeping with the democratic traditions India and Maldives share, Mr. Shringla also met with the leaders of the Congressional Progressive Opposition Coalition.
“He informed them about the Indian supported projects in the Maldives, which are being carried out according to the Maldives priorities,” he tweeted.
“The opposition coalition recognized India’s historic assistance and expressed strong support for further deepening relations with #IndiaMaldivas,” he said.
The Foreign Secretary also appealed to former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and recognized his valuable contribution in laying a solid foundation for the India-Maldives partnership and sought his continued support for bilateral relations.
In a tweet, Gayoom said: “Indian FS @harshvshringla visited me today. We had an extensive discussion about our excellent bilateral relations. I once again reiterated my thanks to successive Indian governments for their outstanding support for the Maldives over many decades.”
On Monday, India and the Maldives signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), including one for a $ 100 million grant to fund the Greater Male Connectivity Project, which are emblematic of the strong development partnership that is multifaceted and designed to meet specific requirements of the government and people of Maldives.
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