The High Commissioner of Pakistan to the Maldives, His Excellency Vice Admiral (retired) Sayyid Khawar Ali Shah paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, early Monday afternoon, at the President’s Office.
During the meeting, Vice President Jihad highlighted that July 26th, Maldives’ Independence Day, of this year marks the 50th anniversary since bilateral relations were established between Maldives and Pakistan – the Vice President and the Pakistani High Commissioner also discussed further strengthening the existing ties between the two nations in terms of commerce, culture, education and health.
The Vice President was accompanied at the meeting by the Additional Foreign Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hussain Niyaz.
