Overview: State Visit of the President of the Republic of Maldives to India

  • 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.

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