President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has announced that China is granting 1000 scholarships to Maldivian civil servants.
The President made this announcement in his meeting in Beijing yesterday with Maldivians residing in China.
President Dr Muizzu stated that China will be granting 200 scholarships in every year of his administration. These will be reserved for civil servants alone.
Maldivians living in China shared some concerns with the President in yesterday's meeting.
One of their worries is the unavailability of Dhivehi and Islam classes for Maldivians living abroad, which makes them unable to apply for government scholarships.
Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer responded, stating that the government has initiated a pilot program of teaching dhivehi and islam to those residing abroad. He said that the implementation of the program would solve the issues raised by the residents.
President Dr Muizzu will be concluding his state visit to China today. He has held official talks with President of China Xi Jinping during the trip.
Both China and Maldives have stated that the talks were successful and constructive. President Dr Muizzu additionally stated that this state visit has raised the close ties between the countries to new heights.
China and Maldives have signed twenty agreements. These include major development projects planned to be undertaken during President Dr Muizzu's administration.