Maldivian minister begins 3-day India visit

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Khaleel will on Monday take stock of the implementation of the India-Maldives comprehensive economic and maritime security partnership. Khaleel, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived in Delhi on Sunday evening on a three-day visit. It is his third trip to India this year.

The India-Maldives vision document on comprehensive economic and maritime security partnership was adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in October last year.

“Warm welcome to FM @abkhaleel of Maldives to India,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a social media post.