Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed, who is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia to rally support for the Maldives donor conference, has met with the President of Islamic Development Group Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani. The meeting was held today at the IDB headquarters.

Discussions at the meeting were focused on establishing greater cooperation between the Maldives and IDB and on the introduction of Islamic banking on the Maldives.

The Vice President briefed Dr Ali on the upcoming donor conference which will be held in the Maldives from 28 – 29 March.

Dr Ali expressed his hope to continue relations and support for the Maldives.

Separately, the Vice President today met with senior officials of the IDB Group.

The Group gave a presentation on the functions of its different entities in the IDB Group and on the relationship between the Maldives and IBD.

Dr Waheed and Minister of State for Finance and Treasury Mr Ahmed As-ad briefed the Group on the key developmental areas of the government.

The officials said that IDB Group will participate at the Maldives donor conference and expressed willingness to work closely with the government in realising its key development areas.