The new Ambassador of China Zhang Lizhong pays a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad.
At the call, the Vice President welcomed the Ambassador to the Maldives and congratulated him on the commencement of his term as the Ambassador of China to the Maldives.
During the call, the Vice President emphasised the excellent relations between the Maldives and China and noted that the state visit made by the President of China Xi Jinping in 2014 enhanced the existing cooperation between the two countries. Vice President Abdulla Jihad further expressed his confidence in strengthening the relations to new heights in the coming years and conveyed assurances that the Maldives will provide full support to China to achieve this goal.
Speaking at the meeting, Ambassador briefed the Vice President on the key ongoing projects undertaken by China, which includes Hulhumale' housing projects, Velana International Airport developmental project and the China Maldives Friendship Bridge project. Moreover, the Vice President and Ambassador discussed areas of mutual interest that could be further expanded including health cooperation, education and training, safe-guarding the welfare of Chinese tourists, enhancing people to people engagement.