As Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the moon, Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday congratulated India for the feat and said that history has been created.
Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma called on the Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid and discussed on enhancing the partnership between the two nations in fight against terrorism.
“Maldives is not a battleground for anyone. Maldives is a ground for everyone to come together. The premises where we start is that we are friend to all and enemy to none,” Abdulla Shahid said.
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid spoke at length about climate change on Tuesday and said that everyone wants the small island states to be part of the debate on climate change.
Calling India an immediate next-door neighbour on Tuesday, Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said that the island nation has a special relationship with India.
During his visit, Abdullah Shahid will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral, regional & international issues of mutual interest.
V Muraleedharan said that MoUs will facilitate the implementation of development projects in areas like arts, sports, education and health under India's grant assistance.
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid took to his Twitter to console the loss of lives in the accident. "Deeply saddened to hear the news of the tragic train accident in Odisha, #India, leading to loss of lives and injuries to many. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the vict
"For Maldives, India is special, and our foreign policy is based on 'India First', but we have no enemies, and we work with everyone," Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said.
Bhutan Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman, Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom reached for India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy.