President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this morning departed to ‎India, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-‎designate Narendra Modi. ‎

The inauguration ceremony will be held this evening, at the Rashtrapati ‎Bhavan.‎

President Yameen will meet with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime ‎Minister-designate Narendra tomorrow, whereby bilateral relations ‎between ‎the Maldives and India, as well as investment opportunities available in the ‎Maldives will be discussed. ‎

President Yameen is scheduled to return on Tuesday. ‎