EAM S Jaishankar to hold talks with his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid in New Delhi

New Delhi: Foreign Affairs Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi today. They will hold discussions on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest.

Both leaders will also witness the exchange of project development agreements under Indian grant assistance. Mr. Shahid arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day official visit to India. Mr. Shahid will also deliver the 43rd Sapru House Lecture at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi



today.

The External Affairs Ministry said, Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean Region and occupies a special place in the Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) and the Neighbourhood First Policy.

It said, Maldives Foreign Minister’s visit is in continuation of the series of high-level visits from both sides and is expected to lend further momentum to the substantive bilateral cooperation between the two countries.