President and First Lady conclude their visits to Bhutan and China

President Mohamed Nasheed and First Lady Laila Ali have returned to Malé after concluding their visits to Bhutan and China.

President Nasheed visited Bhutan to attend the Sixteenth SAARC Summit that was held in Thimphu from 28 to 29 April. While in Bhutan President Nasheed also met with the leaders of other SAARC member countries visiting Bhutan.

After concluding their visit to Bhutan, the President and the First Lady began a visit to China. During the visit President Nasheed met with President Hu Jintao of China, and held official talks with Chinese government. President Nasheed also inaugurated the Maldives pavilion in Shanghai World Expo 2010, and visited the Chinese pavilion in the Expo.

The President and the First Lady began their visit on 26 April.