President Mohamed Nasheeed has met with Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar.

The meeting was held at Kathumandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport during the President’s transit at Kathumandu on his way to Bhutan to attend the Sixteenth SAARC Summit. President Nasheed and First Lady Laila Ali were received at the Kathumandu airport by Deputy Prime Minister Gachhadar of Nepal.

During the short meeting held at the airport, President Nasheed and the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal discussed the bilateral relations that exist between the Maldives and Nepal. They also explored the possibility of strengthening relations in tourism.

President Nasheed and First Lady Laila Ali will arrive in Bhutan today to attend the Sixteenth Summit of the leaders of SAARC, which will begin tomorrow.