President Mohamed Nasheed has met with the visiting President of Timor-Leste, Dr José Ramos-Horta. The meeting was held at the President’s Office this morning today.
President Nasheed thanked President Ramos-Horta for accepting his invitation to visit the country. Although the two countries were geographically far apart, President Nasheed noted, the Maldives and Timor-Leste shared many common interests, including addressing climate crisis. The two leaders also noted that climate change was an immediate issue that required urgent global action to address the problem, and agreed to work closely on the issue of climate change.
They exchanged views on other regional and international issues, and emphasised the need to adopt common position in such issues at various international forums.
The two leaders also discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in the time ahead.President Ramos-Horta congratulated President Nasheed for winning the first multi-party elections held in the Maldives. He also expressed his confidence that the Maldives would make attain greater heights of development during President Nasheed’s tenure.
