Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived on an official visit to the Maldives.
The Foreign Secretary of India is visiting the Maldives on the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of the Maldives Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed. The Foreign Secretary was received at Velana International Airport by Joint Secretary Mariyam Midhfa Naeem.
During this visit, the Foreign Secretaries of the Maldives and India will review progress, on ongoing projects under Indian development assistance, and the agreed outcomes of the sixth Joint Commission Meeting held in Delhi in December 2019. The Foreign Secretary of India will also call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Speaker of Parliament President Mohamed Nasheed, and several cabinet ministers.
This is the Foreign Secretary’s first visit to the Maldives, since assuming office on January 29, 2020.