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Foreign Minister meets several counterparts and permanent representatives

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has met with several foreign ministers and permanent representatives.

As part of a series of meetings, during his two-day visit to New York, Foreign Minister Shahid met with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway and discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation on global issues of mutual interest, especially in combating climate change and sustainable development.

Foreign Minister Shahid also met with Permanent Representatives of Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea and Belize and discussed ways to enhance cooperation on issues of critical importance to Maldives and exchanged views on ways to strengthen joint efforts at the United Nations.

During the meetings, the foreign minister was accompanied by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel and Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Ali Naseer Mohamed.