India to grant essential commodities to the Maldives
13 Jun 2011, 11:30 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Indian government yesterday approved the supply of a list of essential commodities requested by the Maldives government for the remainder of 2011, the Foreign Ministry has said.
According to the ministry, the government of India has approved exports of essential food commodities such as sugar, eggs, potatoes, onions, dhal, and wheat flour.
‘’While these commodities have been approved for a period of three years, construction materials such as stone aggregate and river sand have been approved for a year,” stated the ministry.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still waiting for the authorisation of rice from the Government of India.’’
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