ISLAMABAD: Maldives President Abdullah Yamin Abdul Qayyum on Thursday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad.
Both the leaders have expressed their resolve to further expand bilateral cooperation and deepen their ties in diverse fields.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Maldivian President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom addressed a joint news conference after holding talks in Islamabad.
They expressed the confidence that this visit will help lead to open new avenues of bilateral cooperation.
The Premier we both the sides reviewed whole aspect of bilateral ties and focused expanding cooperation in the fields of defence and tourism He said both the sides also focused on regular exchange of delegations and visits on higher level besides promoting people to people contacts.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is a peace loving country and intends to have good and cordial relations with all its neighbors.
He hoped that the memorandum of understanding signed on Thursday (May 7) will help further increasing our cooperation.
The Maldivian President in his remarks said Pakistan has always proved as reliable friend of his country and extended all possible assistance to deal with tsunami.
He said bilateral relations in defence, infrastructure and human resource have been expanded and hoped that mutual cooperation in other fields will also be increased in result of his visit. He extended invitation to visit Maldives and participate in Independence Day celebrations.
Earlier, both the countries signed four MoUs which include strengthening mechanism to stop illicit drug trafficking and enhancing cooperation in the fields of education, health and sports.
The Prime Minister also hosted luncheon in honor of the Maldivian President.
