A special ceremony has been held in the Maldives last night to celebrate Chinese New Year.
The ceremony was held in Hotel Jen and the chief guest of the ceremony was Foreign Minister Dr.Muhammad Asim.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr.Asim said that the relation between any two countries will be strong if the leaders of the countries have close relations. He said that the meetings of President Yameen and President Xi Jinping has shown good results.
“Maldives and China have had relations for years now. However, at present we are enjoying the strongest relations ever. Even this year we will see new signs of this strong relation. This year started this way as well” said Dr.Asim.
Dr.Asim said that there is a great bond between the government of both the countries and also among the people. He noted that last year alone 310,000 Chinese tourists visited Maldives. Dr.Asim also said that there are many Chinese investments in the Maldives and this year also there will be more investments from China.
The ceremony was attended by state dignitaries and foreign diplomats in Maldives.