Moosa Zameer will meet S Jaishankar to debate bilateral and regional problems with mutual curiosity
New Delhi:
Amid a diplomatic standoff, Maldives Overseas Minister Moosa Zameer on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi on an official go to to India to debate bilateral ties between the 2 international locations.
Throughout his go to, the 2 sides will talk about bilateral and regional points and search methods to offer impetus to our multifaceted relationship.
Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) additionally shared particulars of his arrival on X saying. “Heat welcome to FM @MoosaZameer of Maldives on his official go to to India. Discussions on bilateral and regional points and looking for methods to offer impetus to our multifaceted relationship lie forward.”
Heat welcome to FM @MoosaZameer of Maldives on his official go to to India.
Discussions on bilateral & regional points and looking for methods to offer impetus to our multifaceted relationship lie forward. pic.twitter.com/jTBXjjJO9z
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) Could 8, 2024
In accordance with the MEA launch, the Maldivian minister will maintain a gathering with the Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to debate the bilateral and regional problems with mutual curiosity.
“Moosa Zameer, Minister of Overseas Affairs of Maldives will probably be in India on an official go to on 09 Could 2024. Throughout his go to to New Delhi, Overseas Minister Zameer will meet the Exterior Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral and regional problems with mutual curiosity,” MEA assertion mentioned.
“Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour within the Indian Ocean Area (IOR) and Overseas Minister Zameer’s go to is predicted to lend additional momentum to the bilateral cooperation between the 2 international locations,” it added.
The go to comes as India mentioned it would exchange its army personnel from Maldives earlier than Could 10.
On Could 3, India and Maldives held the fourth assembly of the bilateral Excessive-Stage Core Group and reviewed the alternative of Indian army from the Island nation by Could 10 and famous that the federal government will exchange the personnel earlier than the famous time. Earlier, the Mohamed Muizzu-led Maldives authorities formally requested that India withdraw its troops from Male.
Maldives overseas ministry mentioned in a press launch that each side reviewed the present bilateral cooperation. “Discussions have been held on a variety of problems with mutual curiosity, together with improvement and defence cooperation.”
“Either side famous with satisfaction that the Authorities of India will exchange army personnel on the final of the three aviation platforms by Could 10, and all of the logistical preparations are going forward as per schedule,” the press launch added.
It was additional agreed that the fifth assembly of the Excessive-Stage Core Group will probably be held in Male on a mutually agreeable date throughout the month of June/July.
Final month, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned that the primary batch of Indian personnel within the Maldives had been changed by technical personnel.
The exterior affairs ministry earlier knowledgeable that each India and the Maldives have agreed on a set of mutually workable options to allow the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms that present humanitarian and medical evacuation companies to the folks of the Maldives.
Final month, the MEA mentioned that the primary batch of Indian technical personnel reached the Maldives to switch the defence personnel.
India and the Maldives have held two high-level core group conferences, and the third one is predicted to happen quickly.
The elimination of Indian troops from the nation was the primary election marketing campaign of Muizzu’s celebration. Presently, there are round 70 Indian troops, together with Dornier 228 maritime patrol plane and two HAL Dhruv helicopters, stationed within the Maldives.
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