Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has returned to Male’ this afternoon, after concluding his official visit to India. He made the visit on the invitation of Vice President of India Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
During the visit, the Vice President met with President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil, and discussed the close friendly relations between the Maldives and India. Discussions especially included providing assistance to the Maldives in the area of higher education.
In addition, Dr Waheed met with Vice President of India Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari and India External Affairs Minister Shri S. M. Krishna and held discussions on the ways of further strengthening the relations between the two countries.
Vice President Dr Waheed also addressed at the Observer Research Foundation of New Delhi. In his address, Dr Waheed said dealing with the wrongs of the past without stymieing the future happiness of the country was one of the major challenges for the government.
Before concluding his visit to India, the Vice President visited Bangalore and Mysore, and met with the Maldivian students in higher education institutions in Bangalore and Mysore.
