In a significant upping of engagement in South Asia and the larger Indian Ocean region, Australia has announced that it will be opening its High Commission in the Maldives.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in a statement said that Australia will open a High Commission in Malé to strengthen engagement with an important Indian Ocean neighbor.
“A permanent Australian diplomatic presence in the Maldives will build on the shared aspirations of Australia and Maldives for a stable, secure and resilient Indo-Pacific."
Foreign minister Payne also explained that the new Australian High Commission will "promote enhanced cooperation on maritime security, combatting transnational crime and collaboration on climate change and the blue economy."
Following the announcement, welcoming Minister Payne’s decision Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Mr. Abdulla Shahid stated that this historic step in the bilateral relationship between the Maldives and Australia will facilitate greater levels of diplomatic engagement and reinvigorate the close partnership between our two countries.
“I am confident that a permanent diplomatic presence of Australia in the Maldives will pave the way to expand the scope of the longstanding bilateral relations between our two countries and strengthen the strong connections between our two peoples,” Mr. Shahid said in a statement.
Australia remains a strong development partner contributing vastly to the socio-economic advancements of the Maldives, especially in the areas of climate change, human resource development, democracy, human rights, maritime security, and combatting transnational crime.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in a statement said that Australia will open a High Commission in Malé to strengthen engagement with an important Indian Ocean neighbor.
“A permanent Australian diplomatic presence in the Maldives will build on the shared aspirations of Australia and Maldives for a stable, secure and resilient Indo-Pacific."
Foreign minister Payne also explained that the new Australian High Commission will "promote enhanced cooperation on maritime security, combatting transnational crime and collaboration on climate change and the blue economy."
Following the announcement, welcoming Minister Payne’s decision Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Mr. Abdulla Shahid stated that this historic step in the bilateral relationship between the Maldives and Australia will facilitate greater levels of diplomatic engagement and reinvigorate the close partnership between our two countries.
“I am confident that a permanent diplomatic presence of Australia in the Maldives will pave the way to expand the scope of the longstanding bilateral relations between our two countries and strengthen the strong connections between our two peoples,” Mr. Shahid said in a statement.
Australia remains a strong development partner contributing vastly to the socio-economic advancements of the Maldives, especially in the areas of climate change, human resource development, democracy, human rights, maritime security, and combatting transnational crime.
