The new High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta to the Republic of Maldives, H.E. Reuben Gauci has presented his credentials to H.E. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The ceremony was held at the President's Office on Monday afternoon.
At the meeting held afterwards, President Solih welcomed the High Commissioner to the Maldives and congratulated him on his appointment. The High Commissioner highlighted the similarities between the Maldives and Malta, ranging from geographical features to multilateralism ideologies.
During the meeting, both the President and the High Commissioner expressed their desire to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. In this regard, more discussions were held on mutually beneficial areas such as human resource development, exploring higher educational prospects, tourism sector collaboration, pandemic management, and climate change ambitions. Furthermore, additional discussions were held to explore commercial and financial cooperation.
The High Commissioner expressed his wish to work closely with the Maldives in facilitating further cooperation and opportunities. The President and the High Commissioner highlighted the strong Maldives – EU partnership and stressed for further cooperation on issues of fish tariff, visa facilitation and Counter-Terrorism.
Concluding the call, the President expressed his commitment to further strengthening the long-standing bilateral relationship between the two countries. Diplomatic ties between the Maldives and Malta were established on March 5, 1985.
