India, Maldives hold talks on defence sector

The India-Maldives ‘defence cooperation dialogue’ was conducted here on Friday, with both sides discussing matters related to bilateral support.

“This included expediting the implementation of various ongoing projects,” the Ministry of Defence said today. This was the fifth round of the dialogue.

The two countries also deliberated on a few other areas of common interest, such as high-level exchanges and capability development projects. The aspects of participation in the forthcoming bilateral military exercise were also discussed. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, General lbrahim Hilmy.