European Union Counter Terrorism Coordinator Gilles De Kerchove has paid a courtesy call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel.
At the meeting held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Minister Khaleel welcomed Coordinator Kerchove to Maldives and further exchanged views on expanding cooperation in the field of Counter-terrorism with the European Union.
During the meeting, State Minister Khaleel was accompanied by Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed. Kerchove was accompanied by Ambassador of the European Union Tung-Lai Margue, European Union External Action (EEAS) Head of Counter Terrorism Division John Gatt-Rutter, EEAS Deputy Head of South Asia Division Ivo Schutte and Maldives Political Officer at EU Delegation Reema Mohamed.
Counter-terrorism coordinator Kerchove is on a two-day official visit to the Maldives and is meeting with key interlocutors within the government to discuss counter-terrorism challenges and future EU support to combat terrorism in the Maldives.