Rajnath Singh meets Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, stresses on strengthening defense ties

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in capital Male, on the second day of his three-day Maldives tour. During this he focused on promoting bilateral defense ties.

New Delhi, Agency. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh arrived on a three-day visit to Maldives on Monday. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the capital Male on Tuesday, the second day of his Maldives tour. During this he focused on promoting bilateral defense ties.

Rajnath met President Ibrahim Mohammed

Let us inform that Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has started his three-day visit to Maldives on Monday. Rajnath Singh tweeted that he has met President Ibrahim Mohammad Solih at the President’s Office in Male. We discussed a number of issues to further strengthen the ties between India and Maldives.

Rajnath met Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on the first day of his visit to Maldives. He had tweeted that it was a pleasure to meet Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in Male.

Patrol ships and landing craft will be handed over to Maldives

It is noteworthy that Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will gift a Fast Patrol Vessel Ship and a Landing Craft to the Maldivian National Defense Forces in line with India’s commitment to capacity building of friendly countries and partners in the region. During his stay, he will also visit the ongoing project sites in the country and interact with the Indian diaspora. The Defense Minister’s visit will prove to be an important milestone in building closer ties of friendship between the two countries.

Rajnath Singh’s visit to Maldives is very important

Defense Ministry says India and Maldives are working together to effectively address common challenges including maritime security, terrorism, radicalization, piracy, smuggling, organized crime and natural disasters. India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy as well as the SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision and Maldives’ ‘India First’ policy to work together to jointly develop capabilities within the Indian Ocean Region Desire has been expressed.

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