04 February 2016, Ref: 2016-34
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent Independence Day felicitations to President Maithripala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka.
In separate messages sent to the President and Prime Minister, President Yameen extended warm greetings and sincere good wishes of the Government and the people of the Maldives, to the people and the Government of Sri Lanka. He also expressed his confidence for further consolidation of the special neighbourly relations that exist between the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
The President further extended his good wishes for continued peace and prosperity of the Sri Lankan people.