President Mohamed Nasheed has this afternoon, met with Prime Minister Jigme Thinley of Bhutan.

At the meeting held at the Addu City State House, discussions were held on the bilateral relations between Maldives and Bhutan, and on ways to further strengthen regional ties.

Bhutanese Prime Minister, spoke on working towards achieving the goals of the SAARC Summit, highlighting this year’s theme “Building Bridges”. Noting the success of last year’s SAARC Summit held in Bhutan, the Prime Minister conveyed his hopes for an equally successful summit this year.

President Nasheed and Prime Minister Thinley also discussed on ways the Bhutanese government could provide assistance in the development of Maldives.