President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today met with the President of Hitachi, Mr. Toshiaki Higashihara, the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe, and the Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Hideaki Domichi.

At the meeting with the President of Hitachi, President Yameen noted the company’s contribution to the development and expansion of the trade sector of the Maldives, and expressed his appreciation to the President of Hitachi, for their continuous support to the Maldives’ State Trading Organization.

Discussions at the meeting with the Governor of JBIC, were held on securing funding for the major developmental projects currently being undertaken by the Government of Maldives, especially the airport development project.

The President met with the Senior Vice President of JICA, and expressed his gratitude for JICA’s continuous support and assistance in all the projects carried out in the Maldives by the Japanese Government.