President Mohamed Nasheed has today met with Indian Minister of Defence, Shri AK Antony. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.
The President highlighted that the Maldives and India shared close and cordial relations, and that those relations had been strengthened over the years through cooperation in a number of important areas.
President Nasheed thanked the Indian government for the assistance that India had extended to the Maldives in the areas of economic, development and trade defence, counterterrorism, and counternarcotics. He also thanked the Indian government for providing training opportunities for police and defence personnel.
Shri AK Antony thanked the government of Maldives for inviting him to visit the Maldives. He further thanked the government of Maldives for its consistent support for India in regional and international arenas.
He also expressed assurance that India would continue its assistance and support to the Maldives in protecting its borders and also providing training programmes to Maldivians. He also said India will continue to assist in the health sector as well as in the area of IT development.
