PM Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of new President of Maldives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Maldivian President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male on Saturday. This will be Mr Modi's maiden visit to the famous picturesque country as the Prime Minister.
 
In a series of tweets on the eve of his visit, Mr Modi said, he will convey to the new Maldivian government of Mr Solih, India's desire to work closely for realisation of their developmental priorities, especially in areas of infrastructure, health care, connectivity and human resource development.
 
The Prime Minister said, the recent elections in the Maldives represent the collective aspirations of the people for democracy, rule of law and a prosperous future. He said, India strongly desires to see a stable, democratic, prosperous



and peaceful Maldives.