Ref: 2025/PR/23
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, Dr. Abdulla Khaleel concluded his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today. The visit undertaken on the invitation of Foreign Minister, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud underscored the deep fraternal ties between the Maldives and the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, reaffirming the strong longstanding partnership between the two nations.
On his visit, Foreign Minister Dr. Khaleel held productive discussions with his counterpart Foreign Minister His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and senior dignitaries of the government of Saudi Arabia. Discussions centered on further enhancing the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries as well as future areas of collaboration. During the meetings, Foreign Minister Khaleel provided a comprehensive briefing on the economic priorities and efforts to diversify Maldives economy ensuring stability and growth in key sectors, such as tourism, infrastructure and renewable energy.
During the visit, Minister Dr. Khaleel also interacted with the resident Maldivian Community in Riyadh and students in Medinah and inquired about their well-being. In addition Foreign Minister visited the Embassy of Maldives in Riyadh and Consulate of Maldives in Jeddah and emphasised on the close cooperation between both missions in supporting Maldivians residing and travelling to Saudi Arabia especially for Hajj and Umrah, while also working to enhance diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
Foreign Minister Dr. Khaleel was accompanied by Secretary, Bilateral Dr. Hala Hameed and Joint Secretary Ms. Khadeeja Najeeha.
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