8th May 2012, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdul Samad Abdulla had a meeting with the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Maldives,H.E Ms. Patricia Butenis at the Ministry today.
At the meeting the Minister briefed Ms. Butenis on the current political situation of Maldives and thanked the United States for the assistance provided towards democracy strengthening in the Maldives. Discussions were further held on the existing close bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to further strengthen these ties.
The meeting was attended by Mr. Ali Naseer Mohamed Additional Secretary and Ms. Shiruzimath Sameer, Assistant Director, Foreign Relations Department.