Sushma Swaraj meets Maldivian counterpart

Posted on 16th Feb 2015 12:56 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Maldivian counterpart Dunya Maumoon held talks here Sunday to boost bilateral relations that are set to mark 50 years in November.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted: "Ocean diplomacy. Maritime neighbours India-Maldives to strengthen ties as they commemorate 50 years of relations."

Sushma Swaraj made a stopover at Male en route to Mauritius in November but has not paid a visit so far.

In December, India extended help when the Maldivian capital was faced with an acute water crisis following a fire in the city's water treatment plant.

India sent an Indian Air Force transport aircraft and naval vessels carrying water to meet the requirement.

Both countries are set to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties in November this year.

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Maldives.

Other news

Hamas Israel Conflict: Hamas attacks family, boy survives; death of parents

Deadly attacks continue between Hamas and Israel. Meanwhile, an Israeli-American teenager survive

Sonu Sood's joining Kejriwal is a soft launch in politics?

Sonu Sood has been in the limelight for social work in recent times, what is the significance of

The government is not increasing testing; A month ago, 7-8 lakh investigations were being done on 8-10 thousand cases every day, now the same on 18 thousand cases.

The number of corona infections in the country is increasing steadily. On Sunday, 18,650 new pati

Ajay Banga may be the first American Indian to head the World Bank, nominated by Biden

US President Joe Biden has nominated Ajay Banga for the important post of President of the World

Ram Mandir: 'The public is not with the one who is not with Lord Ram', know who said what regarding the Ram Mandir program

Preparations for the Pran Pratishtha program of Ram Temple are at their peak. Many opposition lea

Powerful Hindi of Amitabh's granddaughter: Like grandfather, Aaradhya's Hindi is also excellent, won hearts by reciting poetry; Fans said - the tradition continues

The poems of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father of Big B Amitabh Bachchan of the film industry, are s

BJP will win by comfortable majority: Delhi chief

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The BJP's Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay Sunday said the party will w

Sambhal violence: 'Kill them by setting them on fire...', shouted the crowd; MLA's son and Burke instigated them; big revelation in FIR

A copy of the FIR has surfaced in the Sambhal violence. The FIR has revealed a sensational truth

Nitin Gadkari reached Haryana: Disappointed to see the condition of NH-44, convened a high-level meeting on June 14

Union Minister for Road, Transport, and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that ethanol is the fuel of t

SC to hear Manmohan Singh's plea on April 1

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court will take up for hearing on April 1 former prime m