New Delhi, Nov 21: Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon arrives here on Saturday to hold talks with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
During their talks, Swaraj is expected to apprise the External Affairs Minister of the political situation in the island nation.
Maumoon is expected to brief Swaraj on the internal developments in her country including the recent imposition of 30 day State of Emergency by President Abdulla Yameen which was lifted before time after requests from many countries including the US and Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth.
The Foreign Minister’s visit, soon after the Joint Commission Meeting in Male last month, to meet her counterpart Swaraj is a clear signal of the intensity of the vibrant and robust relationship between Maldives and India, diplomats said.
Maumoon’s visit comes nearly a month after Swaraj’s trip to Male during which she co-chaired a Joint Commission meeting and called on Yameen who had bluntly told her that his government will not tolerate that “foreign parties” interfere in domestic issues.
