President Mohamed Nasheed has on Thursday evening attended a state dinner hosted for him by Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce.
Among the invitees to the dinner were The Honourable Tony Burke MP, Honourable Bronwyn Bishop MP and other senior officials as well as some diplomats.
Speaking at the dinner, the President highlighted the close relations between the Maldives and Australia and thanked the government and the people of Australia for all the assistance to the Maldives.
The Governor-General said “Australia gives its greatest support and encouragement” to President Nasheed’s nation-building endeavours and commended him for his “profound and enduring commitment to “the protection of human rights and environment”.
Earlier today, the President visited the National Arboretum in Canberra and planted a tree there.
