Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia Dr. Ahmed Al-Issa has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The meeting was held at the King Saud Guest Palace, Riyadh.
At today’s meeting, discussions were held on increasing higher education opportunities in Saudi Arabia for Maldivian students. In this regard, the President and the Saudi Education Minister exchanged views on facilitating more education opportunities in technical fields, and providing 300 scholarships in Saudi Arabia to Maldivian students. The Saudi Minister emphasized on expediting the process.
President Yameen and the Saudi Education Minister also spoke on establishing cooperation between the Islamic University of Maldives and the Saudi academia.
President Yameen was accompanied at the meeting by Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E. Dr. Mohamed Asim, Minister of Economic Development, H. E. Mohamed Saeed, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture H. E. Dr. Mohamed Shainee, Minister of State, Foreign Relations, at the President’s Office, H. E. Mohamed Naseer, Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H. E. Abdulla Hameed, and the International Spokesperson at the President’s Office Ibrahim Hussain Shihab.
