Maldives and Germany have discussed the issue of setting up of a permanent office in the Maldives to process Schengen visa.
The discussions were held at a meeting at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Abdulla Shahid and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Heiko Maas. The meeting was held on the side-lines of the Fifth Berlin Energy Dialogue.
The two ministers discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries, including the issue of setting up of a permanent office for Maldivians to apply for Schengen visas.
During the meeting, Federal Foreign Minister Maas also thanked Minister Shahid for accepting his invitation to attend the conference and conveyed his delight at the smooth transition of power last year following the presidential elections and the subsequent consolidation of democracy by new government of President Solih. He also congratulated the minister on the successful parliamentary elections that was recently held.
Minister Shahid thanked the German Government and the European Union for the strong support extended to the people of Maldives that had contributed significantly towards achieving a smooth transition in the Maldives.
Minister Shahid is currently visiting Germany to attend the Fifth Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue. At the conference he participated at the Panel discussion on Geopolitics in the Age of renewable energy.