Maldives Media Council (MMC) has held discussions with the Government of Japan on facilitating training opportunities for Maldivian journalists.
The discussions were held during a meeting held between MMC and the Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives Takeuchi Midori. Discussions at the meeting focused on facilitating field trips to Japan for local journalists and providing scholarship opportunities. MMC said the Japanese ambassador assured the council that she would work towards facilitating the opportunities for local journalists.
The meeting was attended by MMC President Mohamed Shafaau Hassan, members Ali Hussain and Ibrahim Fauzy as well as Secretary General Dr. Ibrahim Sameer. The Japanese government was represented at the meeting by Ambassador Midori and Research Advisor Ota Yoshu.