After returning to Male from Sri Lanka where he attended the inauguration ceremony of the world youth conference, the minister told Haveeru that he had met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Sri Lankan counterpart Dullas Alahapperuma. Detailed discussions were held on Sri Lankan contribution to the development of Maldivian youth, he said. Maleeh said that the Sri Lankan youth minister had assured his help in training staff for the youth centres the ministry is planning to open in the atolls. "We've decided to select youngsters to manage the youth centres and then send them to Sri Lanka for a two-three week leadership training programme. God willing, we shall announce this very soon," he said. The minister also said that Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN secretary general's youth envoy, had affirmed the organisation's assistance in drafting the youth bill. The youth bill would hopefully be completed and sent to the next parliament, he said. "At the same time, the envoy also assured us that the UN would assist us in hosting the regional youth conference to be held in the Maldives this month. We're hoping that the youth policies of all SAARC countries will be completed at this conference," Maleeh said. The Maldives and Sri Lanka had recently signed an agreement where both countries are to collaborate with the other on youth training and development. The agreement was signed in January during President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's state visit to Sri Lanka. Representatives from 140 countries are taking part in the world youth conference that will go on until coming Saturday. At this conference, a document named 'Colombo Action Plan on Youth' will be prepared in order to finalise post-2015 youth policies. This paper will focus on the rights of the youth and become an encouragement for the equality in working opportunities for the youth.