The Maldives and Sri Lanka have discussed expanding cooperation in defence relations between the two countries. The discussion was held during a meeting between the Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka General Shavendra Silva and the Minister of Defence Mariya Ahmed Didi.
During his official visit to Maldives, General Silva held meetings with Minister Mariya and Chief of Defence Force Major General Abdullah Shamaal. During the meeting, Minister Mariya expressed gratitude towards Sri Lanka for assisting in the development of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
Furthermore, General Silva and Major General Shamaal also discussed expanding defence cooperation during their meeting. General Shamaal thanked the Sri Lanka Armed Forces for facilitating various training courses being conducted to develop human resources and specialist forces of MNDF.