MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of India, will pay an official visit to Maldives from 03-04 June 2023. This will be the first visit of MOS to Maldives. During the visit, MOS will visit Addu city, the second largest city in Maldives where he will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gan International Airport. MOS will also participate in the ceremony for commencement of works of Addu Reclamation project. In Addu, MOS will also inaugurate High Impact Community Development Projects, built under India’s grant assistance. MOS would meet with the leadership of Maldives. The visit will also see signing of agreements related to the bilateral development cooperation in Maldives. Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and occupies a special place in Prime Minister’s vision of ‘SAGAR’ (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and the ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’. This visit is expected to lend further momentum to substantive cooperation and robust people to people ties between the two countries
