PM Modi, Maldivian President Muizzu Inaugurate New Defence Ministry Constructing In Male

 Overlooking the Indian Ocean, the eleven-storey constructing is a logo of the sturdy and long-standing defence and safety cooperation between the 2 nations, in keeping with a launch from the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO). The MoD constructing has been constructed with India’s monetary help and can contribute in direction of enhancing the capabilities of the defence and legislation enforcement authorities of the Maldives.

 As PM Modi arrived on the venue, he was greeted by enthusiastic crowds chanting “Narendra Modi Zindabad” and holding banners that learn — “Honouring Enduring Partnership – Welcome, Prime Minister Modi.”

 In a put up on X, Maldivian President’s Workplace said in a put up on X, “His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, inaugurate the Dhoshimeyna Constructing, the brand new workplace premises of Maldives Nationwide Defence Power (MNDF).”

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu collectively inaugurate Dhoshimeyna Constructing, the newly-built Ministry of Defence constructing in Malé, Maldives.

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 Prime Minister Modi described the inauguration as one other occasion of sturdy India-Maldives cooperation.

 In a put up on X, he mentioned, “President Muizzu and I inaugurated a brand new constructing of the Ministry of Defence in Male. That is yet one more occasion of sturdy India-Maldives cooperation.”

 Earlier within the day, PM Modi reaffirmed the Maldives’ significance in India’s regional outreach.

In a put up on X, he mentioned, “Held very fruitful discussions with President Muizzu. Maldives is on the core of our ‘Neighbourhood First’ and Mahasagar Imaginative and prescient. Our dialogue coated a number of sectors, notably industrial and cultural linkages. We each agree that the India-Maldives friendship will at all times be brilliant and clear. India is honoured to work carefully with the Maldives in areas similar to housing, connectivity, infrastructure, defence, digital know-how and extra. Local weather change and renewable vitality are additionally two important pillars of our bilateral cooperation.”

In an additional gesture of goodwill, PM Modi additionally gifted two Aarogya Maitri Well being Cubes to President Muizzu on behalf of the Authorities of India.

 In a put up on X, the President’s workplace mentioned, “His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Muizzu accepts two Aarogya Maitri Well being Cubes gifted by His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on behalf of the federal government of India to the Maldives. The state-of-the-art transportable hospitals are outfitted with an ICU, working theatre, laboratory, X-ray, and different emergency medical amenities. Every unit can function independently for 72 hours and deal with as much as 200 people.”

PM Modi is on a two-day go to to the Maldives on the invitation of President Muizzu.