MUMBAI: The new President-elect of the
United Nations General Assembly
(
UNGA
) Abdulla Shahid, also a Foreign Minister of the Republic of Maldives, along with MP Hussain Shaheen (Member of the
Maldives Parliament
) met
Bobby Mohanty
, Hon. Consul of the Maldives in Mumbai, on the eve of the Maldives’ Republic Day on July 26.
Abdulla Shahid became the President-elect of the 76th session of the UNGA after the elections were held in New York on July 7, 2021. India is the first country that Shahid is visiting after being elected, showing how important India is to the Maldives.
Earlier, they called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi. Mohanty and Shahid discussed opportunities in the Maldives for
Maharashtra around the theme of Falcon Marine exports in areas such as Tuna fishing, luxury resorts and tourism (including medical tourism), culture as well as exchange programs for Maldivian students in India.
As part of the joint ‘Neighbourhood First’ common program, the Maldives invites people from Maharashtra and Mumbai to participate in marine, tourism, cultural and student exchange programs. Maldives is planning to attract partners in areas such as core infrastructure, travel, maritime/ marine, education, healthcare, defence, technology and emerging businesses.
Indians are the second largest expatriate community in the Maldives. India is the Maldives’ fourth largest trade partner after UAE, China and Singapore. At present, India is developing projects worth $2 billion encompassing social development infrastructure projects.
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