Foreign Minister Shahid meets with Head of Taskforce for Electoral Campaign Bid Committee Expo 2030 Rome
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid, met with Head of Taskforce for Electoral Campaign Bid Committee Expo 2030 Rome, Dr. Gaetano Castellini Curiel, this afternoon. The meeting was held as part of the ongoing high-level engagements of Representative Curiel who is currently undertaking a visit to the Maldives from 5 to 7 December 2022.
During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Shahid reaffirmed the importance attached by the Government of Maldives towards the bilateral relations with Italy, as well as the European Union. He also recognized the contributions made by Italy in kickstarting tourism in the Maldives, and explored further avenues to expand the partnership between both countries on bilateral and multilateral fronts. Minister Shahid further reiterated the request to waive the Schengen Visa requirement for Maldivians and to waive the tariff imposed on Maldivian fish exports to the Europe.
Minister Shahid was accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Khaleel, Joint Secretary Mariyam Midhfa Naeem, Assistant Director Mohamed Shaffau Ibrahim and Assistant Director Aishath Rayahyn.
Representative Curiel was accompanied by the Ambassador of the Italy to the Maldives, Rita Giuliana Mannella, and Honorary Consul Representative of Italy in Maldives Giorgia Marazzi. The delegation met with the Minister of Economic Development, Uz. Fayyaz Ismail earlier today and is expected to meet with the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Aminath Shauna, and the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom tomorrow.