A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives’ president Abdulla Yameen (L-2) and first lady Fathimath Ibrahim (L) pictured with China’s president Xi Jinping (R-2) and first lady Peng Liyuan during Yameen’s first state visit to China. PHOTO/NEWS.CN The governments of the Maldives and China held official talks Thursday during which Chinese president Xi Jinping declared that the collaboration between the two […]
Ongoing reclamation of land to develop the link road between Hulhule and Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC The Maldives and China on Thursday signed agreements to develop an Airport Economic Zone and a Joint Ocean Observation Station in the archipelago. The agreements were among 12 key contracts signed between the two countries during president Abdulla Yameen’s first state […]
President Abdulla Yameen (C) speaks at the Business Leaders Forum during his first state visit to China. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The Maldives on Thursday signed an agreement with China to cooperate with the One Belt, One Road initiative spearheaded by China’s leader Xi Jinping. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Maldives’ economic minister Mohamed […]
Maldives’ president Abdulla Yameen and China’s president Xi Jingping watch as Maldives’ economic minister Mohamed Saeed and China’s commerce minister Zhong Shan sign the free trade agreement between the Maldives and China. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The governments of the Maldives and China signed the long-discussed free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday. The agreement was one of […]
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress H.E. Zhang De Jiang has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The meeting was held at the Great Hall of People in Beijing this afternoon. Speaking at the meeting, President Yameen noted that the longstanding ties between the Maldives and China […]
1.At the invitation of His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives, paid a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China from 6th to 9th December, 2017. 2.During the visit, His Excellency President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom held talks […]
On the sidelines of the President and First Lady’s current State Visit to China, the accompanying high level delegation of Maldivian government officials have met with officials of Chinese banking institutions. The Maldivian delegation includes Minister of Economic Development, H.E. Mohamed Saeed, Governor of Maldives Monetary Authority, Mr. Ahmed Naseer, Minister of State for Economic […]