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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 […]
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 […]