Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Mr Ahmed Saleem has paid a courtesy call on President Dr Mohamed Waheed. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.

Discussions at the meeting were focused on ways to implement the decisions made during the SAARC Summit held last year in the Maldives. Secretary General updated the President on the progress made in this regard and also on the work that still needed to be done.

Secretary General Saleem stressed that strengthening the SAARC secretariat was one of his top priorities. He also added that SAARC has great potential, especially in strengthening trade ties between member countries.