02 June 2014, Male'; The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Maldives His Excellency Dr. Anwar Al Agha, has called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon today.
At the meeting held this morning, Minister Dunya welcomed the Ambassador and conveyed the greetings and good wishes from the Government and the people of Maldives to the Government and the people of State of Palestine. Minister Dunya, further extended her felicitations to the Ambassador on the national football team of the State of Palestine winning the AFC Challenge Cup, held in Maldives last week.
Minister Dunya further underscored the high value placed by the Government of Maldives on the close ties that exist between the two countries, and expressed her confidence that the bilateral relations would continue to grow from strength to strength.
Also at the meeting, Minister and Ambassador discussed on promoting economic cooperation between the two countries, with a particular focus on the areas of fisheries, tourism, transport, information technology, renewable energy and communication.
Minister Dunya was accompanied by Ms. Aishath Azeema, Joint Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of the Maldives.
ENDS.