President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this afternoon arrived in New Delhi, India, to attend the Inauguration Ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

The President was greeted on arrival at the New Delhi Airport by senior officials from the Indian Government, the Maldivian High Commissioner to India, and other officials from the Maldivian High Commission in Delhi.

The Inauguration Ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Modi will be held this evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan.