Masha Midhath   30 January 2022 - 09:58 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has offered the Maldives to donate 20,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made the offer during his official call today to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Speaking at the meeting held at the President’s Office, President Solih conveyed the gratitude of the government and the people of the Maldives to the Turkish government for offering to donate 20,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines to support the Maldivian government’s Covid-19 inoculation drive.

In addition, the President and the Foreign Minister spoke extensively about the existing bilateral ties between the two allies, underlining that last year marked the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. The President also stated that the Turkish Foreign Minister’s visit to the Maldives denotes the importance the Turkish government places on enhancing the bilateral ties between both countries.

Furthermore, they deliberated on a variety of matters of mutual interest and value to both countries, including enhancing trade, air connectivity, tourism cooperation, fisheries sector development, infrastructure development, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and combating terrorism, radicalization, and violent extremism. They also spoke about the five MoU's to be signed later today on strengthening the Maldives-Turkey bilateral relationship.

The meeting concluded with President Solih and the Turkish Foreign Minister expressing their mutual commitment to continue working together for the common good of both countries. Diplomatic relations between the Maldives and Turkey were established on May 28, 1979.