A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
Chinese PresidentXi Jinping(2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (1st R) pose for group photos with Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (2nd L) and his wife at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 7, 2017. Xi held talks with Yameen in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, Dec. […]
China and the Maldives on Thursday signed deals to cooperate on a free-trade agreement and on Beijing’s maritime trade plan, as China takes a growing strategic interest in South Asia. The agreements were signed after a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who is on a four-day visit […]
President Xi Jinping and Maldives President Abdulla Yameen review an honor guard before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. The two also witnessed a dozen documents being signed. LIU WEIBING/XINHUA China and the Maldives signed 12 documents, including a free trade agreement, to boost cooperation in such areas […]
When Maldivian President Adbulla Yameen kicks off a four-day state visit to Beijing on Wednesday, he will do so knowing his government already has forged a solid relationship with China’s leadership and especially President Xi Jinping. Yameen, who leads a nation of 400,000 in India’s backyard, is expected to meet Xi and oversee the signing […]
President Xi Jinping of China has described the collaboration between China and the Maldives as a wonderful, model partnership that could happen between a large and small nation. The Chinese President made this remark at the official talks held today between the Government of Maldives and the Government of China, as part of President Abdulla […]
