Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu right here on Saturday and emphasised New Delhi’s dedication to deepen India-Maldives ties for the good thing about the folks within the two nations and the area.
Jaishankar is on a three-day official go to to Maldives to reset the bilateral relationship, the primary high-level journey from India after the archipelago nation’s pro-China president Muizzu assumed workplace final 12 months.
“Privileged to name on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Conveyed greetings of PM @NarendraModi. Dedicated to deepening India-Maldives ties for the good thing about our folks and the area,” Jaishankar posted on X together with {a photograph} of the assembly.
Jaishankar’s journey to the Maldives comes weeks after President Muizzu’s go to to India in June to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities.
The Maldives is one in every of India’s key maritime neighbours within the Indian Ocean area and the general bilateral ties, together with within the areas of defence and safety, witnessed an upward trajectory beneath the earlier authorities in Male.
