New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon on Wednesday in the national capital, where he reiterated India’s unconditional support to Male in its development projects and supply of defence equipment.
Notably, Maumoon is on a three-day visit to India from Wednesday in order to deepen bilateral engagement ties amid a thaw in relations between the two countries.
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In his opening remarks at a delegation-level talk with his Maldivian counterpart, Singh recalled his last meeting with Maumoon when Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu had a state visit to New Delhi. “India has been offering avenues of capacity building to the Maldives in all the fields of defence cooperation, including training, regular exercises, workshops, and seminars to enhance the capability of the Maldives National Defense Forces as well as supply of defence equipment and stores,” said Singh.
