A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Dr.Asim (R), meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to increase aid to the Maldives, during his meeting with the Maldivian foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim late Thursday. Asim, along with senior officials from the ministry, is visiting India as the special envoy of President Abdulla Yameen. This […]
Foreign Minister Asim and Maldivian Ambassador to India Ahmed Mohamed with Foreign ministry officials The Maldivian foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim left for India as a special envoy of President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday. This visit comes amidst talks of high tensions between the neighbouring countries. The Maldivian delegation is set to pay a courtesy […]
President Abdulla Yameen (L) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official visit to India. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Maldives is discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India to overcome the strained relations between the two nations, Indian media has revealed. According to The Times of India, a top delegation from India is expected to arrive […]
President Abdulla Yameen greets the residents of N. Velidhoo during his visit to inaugurate the island’s harbour. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY President Abdulla Yameen has cautioned the local media to refrain from insulting the government of neighbouring India. He made the remark Sunday during the inauguration of Noonu atoll Velidhoo island’s new harbour. Yameen’s rebuke comes in […]
Maldives’ foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim (L) meets Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Maldives and China will not undermine the former’s ties with neighbouring India, declared foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim late Sunday. The contentious free trade pact, which cemented the close relations incumbent president Abdulla Yameen has […]
The First India Maldives Consular Dialogue was held on 24 October at New Delhi in Conference Room, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri. The dialogue was led by Shri Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Secretary (CPV & OIA) from the Indian side and Mr. Ahmed Khaleel, Bilateral Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Maldivian side. Consular dialogue between the two […]
The delegates taking part in the Seventieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 2017. PHOTO / HEALTH MINISTRY World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Seventieth Session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced in Paradise Island Resort on Wednesday. Top health-officials from 11 countries in the South-East Asian region, along with officials from WHO, […]
MDP PG leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (L) and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon at an opposition press conference. Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon will take the helm of the parliament as the speaker and deputy speaker respectively after the joint opposition succeeds in impeaching […]