Maldives has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on immigration matters with the Bureau of Immigration of India.
The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was attended by officials from both governments. The Controller General of Maldives Immigration, Mohamed Ahmed Hussain, and Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs of India Sumant Singh signed the MoU on behalf of the respective authority.
The areas of cooperation which is endorsed through the MoU includes exchanging information of mutual interest, fostering border control management, facilitating cooperation for capacity building. In addition, it includes promoting cooperation on issues of irregular migration, people smuggling, trafficking in persons and other related transnational crimes.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said the signing of the MoU will pave the way for closer cooperation between the two institutes. He added that this important partnership will also enable capacity building opportunities for officials of the Maldives Immigration.