During his visit to India, President Mohamed Nasheed today met with the Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.

Discussions at the meeting were mainly focused on further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the area of security cooperation.

President Nasheed thanked the government of India for the bilateral assistance provided to the Maldives by the Indian government. The President also briefed Mr Menon on the preparations for next SAARC summit.

Mr Menon said India will give its full cooperation to the Maldives in hosting the next SAARC summit to take place in the Maldives next year.