Muizzu said that the "enduring partnership" between New Delhi and Male continues to bring the two nations closer through cooperation in security, development, and cultural exchange.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu sends a message of condolence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over landslides in Wayanad District, Kerala State, that took the lives of over a hundred people and injured many more.
Meekail Nasym said that Muizzu was unable to source aid from China and the Middle East and did not receive any budget support that he had promised the people of Maldives.
Former defence minister of Maldives, Mariya Didi, said on Monday that the current ruling government in the island nation has now started to realise how important is the bilateral relationship between Maldives and India.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu thanked India for its support to the island nation in easing its debt repayment and affirmed hope that New Delhi and Male would forge stronger ties and sign a free trade agreement.
Maldives Minister Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, was suspended from her position after being arrested along with her two siblings on charges of performing witchcraft on Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, local media reported on Thursday.
PM Modi is set for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerging victorious in the parliamentary elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu after the latter wished him after the results of the Lok Sabha elections, and said he looks forward to closer cooperation for further strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the BJP-led NDA on their success in the 2024 general elections for the third consecutive term.
"So, in fact, even today, with my discussions with the External Affairs Minister, we are discussing the President's visit to Delhi very soon. Hopefully," he said.