Maldives and Romania have reviewed the ongoing cooperation and expressed interest to further consolidating the bilateral relations. The discussions were held during the recent trip of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Abdulla Shahid to Romania from May 9-13.
The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Meleșcanu and the Foreign Minister Shahid met in Bucharest, on 10 May, to hold a round of bilateral consultations. During the meetings, marking four decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Romania and Maldives, the two ministers reviewed the ongoing cooperation and expressed their interest in further consolidating the bilateral relations.
Consultations were focused on avenues of cooperation in trade, tourism, education, food industry, as well as on opportunities for exchange of technical expertise in the areas of disaster risk management and climate change. The two chief diplomats also exchanged views on the current state of regional affairs and reiterated their commitment to multilateralism, while agreeing to deepen cooperation in the international fora.
Moreover, the two ministers signed an agreement between Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Romania and Maldives, which will give impetus to the bilateral political-diplomatic dialogue by establishing a mechanism for regular consultations on bilateral and regional issues.
Minister Abdulla Shahid’s visit to Romania also includes a courtesy call on the Vice Prime Minister for the implementation of Romania's Strategic Partnerships Ana Birchall, as well as meetings with the leadership of the Ministry for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Interior Affairs and with the Director General of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute.
Foreign Minister Shahid has now departed Romania upon conclusion of the trip.