Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Abdulla Shahid meets Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC).
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is visiting Maldives to participate in the 4th edition of the IOC held in Paradise Island Resort from September 3-4. This is his first visit to Maldives since assuming office on May 31.
During the meeting, the ministers discussed ongoing cooperation in various avenues and expanding cooperation in new areas. They expressed their commitment to continuing the high level of engagement, within the framework set out during the summit meetings between President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in December 2018 and July 2019, respectively.