The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdulla Khaleel concluded his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
The visit undertaken on the invitation of Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud underscored the deep fraternal ties between the Maldives and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reaffirming the strong long standing partnership between the two nations.
On his visit, Minister Dr Khaleel held productive discussions with his counterpart centered on further enhancing the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries as well as future areas of collaboration.
During the meetings, Minister Dr Khaleel provided a comprehensive briefing on the economic priorities and efforts to diversify Maldives economy ensuring stability and growth in key sectors, such as tourism, infrastructure and renewable energy.
During the visit, the Minister also interacted with the resident Maldivian Community in Riyadh and students in Medinah and inquired about their well-being.
In addition Foreign Minister visited the Embassy of Maldives in Riyadh and Consulate of Maldives in Jeddah and emphasised on the close cooperation between both missions in supporting Maldivians residing and travelling to Saudi Arabia especially for Hajj and Umrah, while also working to enhance diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
Minister Dr Khaleel was accompanied by Secretary, Bilateral Dr Hala Hameed and Joint Secretary, Khadeeja Najeeha.