Thursday
19th Dec 2024
Dhivehi Edition
President Solih and Sheikh Hasina. Photo: President's Office.
An official visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Maldives has been arranged.
The visit was announced during a courtesy call of Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary, Masood bin Momen, on Faisal Naseem, the Vice President.
Both the Vice President and Foreign Secretary discussed the two countries' close bilateral ties, emphasising that the numerous interactions between the two countries' top officials this year have helped to improve relations.
Speaking at the meeting, the Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary expressed his delight over the opening of the Maldives’ borders and restarting the tourism sector following the Covid-19 pandemic. He then expressed his admiration of the Maldives’ decision to vaccinate the entire resident population, regardless of nationality.
Regarding his recent official visit to Bangladesh, Vice President Faisal Naseem noted that seeking solutions to address the need for human resources in the health sector had been a key priority of his visit as the need for healthcare staff had considerably increased with the decentralisation efforts of the Solih administration.
Enhancing regional trade and connectivity, economic cooperation, tourism and agriculture was also discussed. The Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary extended an invitation to the Maldives to send foreign service staff for training in their newly established Foreign Service Institute.
The Maldives’ Foreign Secretary accepted the invitation, stating that President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had recently ratified the Maldives Foreign Service Act, which paves way for a Foreign Service Institute to be established under the Ministry.