"Excellent meeting with HEP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at the President's Office in Male. We discussed a wide range of issues to further strengthen the relations between India and Maldives," the Union Defence Minister tweeted on Tuesday.
According to the government release, the Defence Minister will hold bilateral talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mariya Ahmed Didi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid during the visit.
"...PM is not just a person but an institution on its own...The manner in which Congress leaders are making personal attacks on the PM, they're shredding the traditions of a healthy democratic system...," he said.
Addressing the reporters at the conclusion of the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting on Friday, Aramane said, "All the member countries were unanimous in their statement that the terrorism, in whatever form, shall be condemned and controlled."
"Had fruitful discussions with the Defence Minister of Belarus, Lieutenant General Khernin Victor Gennadievich in New Delhi," the Union Defence Minister tweeted on Friday.
On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral with his Russian counterpart General Sergei K Shoigu on Friday.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative 'SECURE' that reflected India's commitment towards the multi-dimensional welfare of the region at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conclave.
A moment that stood out during the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held Thursday where they discussed developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations was when the former did not exchange a handsh
"We should unitedly fight terrorism. If SCO has to emerge stronger, we have to fight together. Terror groups are using new methods like social media and crowdfunding," said Singh.
Notably, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not exchange handshakes with Li ahead of the bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li, while, he had handshakes with Tajik, Iran and Kazakh counterparts ahead of the bilateral.