Maldives and India have discussed broadening areas of collaboration on environmental issues. The discussions took place during a courtesy call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Khaleel by the visiting Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India, Leena Nandan.
During the call, State Minister Khaleel welcomed Secretary Nandan to the Maldives and reviewed the important initiatives undertaken in the field of environment and climate change on bilateral and multilateral fronts. He also highlighted the significance of international cooperation in addressing the environmental challenges and reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen the efforts in combating climate change.
The state minister was accompanied by Additional Secretary Ahmed Shiaan and Joint Secretary Abdul Waris Saeed at the meeting.