The Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla welcomed at the Velana International Airport upon his arrival.
The Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla welcomed at the Velana International Airport upon his arrival.
The Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived on an official visit to the Maldives on Sunday afternoon.

The Foreign Secretary of India is visiting the Maldives on the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Maldives Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed. The Foreign Secretary was received at Velana International Airport by Joint Secretary Mariyam Midhfa Naeem.

During this visit, the Foreign Secretaries of the Maldives and India will review progress on ongoing projects under Indian development assistance, and the agreed outcomes of the sixth Joint Commission Meeting held in Delhi in December 2019.

The statement released by the Foreign Ministry reads that the Foreign Secretary of India will make a courtesy call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Speaker of Parliament President Mohamed Nasheed.

During his visit, the Foreign Secretary of India will also make a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Minister of Tourism, and the Minister of Defence.

This is the Foreign Secretary’s first visit to the Maldives since assuming this office on 29 January 2020.