- The President of the Republic of Maldives, H.E. Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, was on a State Visit to India from 16-18 December 2018 accompanied by his wife First Lady Fazna Ahmed and a high level delegation.
List of MoUs Signed
- During the visit, the following Agreements/MoUs/Joint Declaration of Intent were signed
- Agreement on the Facilitation of Visa Arrangements
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation
- Memorandum of Understanding for Establishing Mutual Cooperation to Improve the Ecosystem for Agribusiness;
- Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the field of Information & Communications Technology and Electronics.
Bilateral Cooperation
- The two sides also agreed for bilateral cooperation in the following areas:
- Health cooperation issues particularly cancer treatment
- Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters
- Investment promotion
- Human Resource Development
- Tourism
India Extends 1.4 billion dollar aid to Maldives
- The Prime Minister of India announced provision of financial assistance up to US$ 1.4 billion in the form of budgetary support, currency swap and concessional lines of credit to fulfil the socio-economic development programmes of the Maldives.