The new Ambassador of Qatar to the Maldives, Mr. Rashid ‎Shafea Saeed Shafea Al Fahaida Al Marri, has presented his credentials ‎to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom‎, on Wednesday morning.‎

At the ceremony held at the President’s Office to present the ‎credentials, President Yameen congratulated Ambassador Marri on the ‎commencement of his term. ‎

Following the ceremony, the President and the ‎‎Ambassador ‎discussed ways ‎to strengthening existing bilateral ties between ‎the ‎Maldives and Qatar, and explored avenues for ‎further cooperation ‎‎between the two countries in areas of trade and investments.‎ ‎

Ambassador Marri assured President Yameen of Qatar’s ‎continued support and cooperation to the Maldives.‎

The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. ‎Dunya Maumoon, and Minister at the President’s Office, Hon. Mohamed ‎Hussain Shareef.‎