New Delhi, (Samajweekly) Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid will arrive in India on a two-day official visit on July 11-12.
During his visit, Foreign Minister Shahid will meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, official sources said.
Both the ministers will also witness exchange of project development agreements under Indian grant assistance.
Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region and occupies a special place in the government’s “Security and Growth for All in the Region” policy and the “Neighbourhood First” policy.
Shahid’s visit is in continuation of the series of high level visits from both sides and is expected to lend further momentum to the substantive bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the sources further said.
