Masha Midhath   22 October 2020 - 07:46 AM
US Secretary Pompeo meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister Shahid in Washington earlier this year.
US Secretary Pompeo meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister Shahid in Washington earlier this year.
US Secretary of State, Mr. Michael R. Pompeo confirmed to make an official visit to the Maldives on Wednesday.

During this visit, Secretary Pompeo will pay a courtesy call on the President of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and have official talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid.



As per the Foreign Ministry of the Maldives, discussions including the global battle against the COVID-19 pandemic as well as ongoing and future collaborations between the Maldives and the US, will be held with Secretary Pompeo.

The visit of Secretary Pompeo is the highest-level visit by a US Government official to the Maldives, since the visit of US Secretary of State, James Addison Baker III on 24 July 1992.