First couple returns to Malé after stopover in Sri Lanka
President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim arrived in Malé this afternoon after concluding an official visit to Malaysia. According to Sri Lankan media, Yameen stopped over in Colombo with a seven-member delegation “on a private visit.”
02 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim arrived in Malé this afternoon after concluding an official visit to Malaysia.
The first couple left for Kuala Lumpur on Sunday night and departed on Tuesday, according to the president’s office.
Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror reported that Yameen arrived in Colombo Wednesday afternoon with a seven-member delegation.
A spokesman for the Sri Lankan foreign ministry told the newspaper that Yameen was “on transit and that it was a private visit.”
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