President of Timor-Leste says farewell to the Maldives
17 Feb 2010, 8:19 PM
Laura Restrepo Ortega
José Ramos-Horta President of Timor-Leste (East Timor) said his goodbyes to President Nasheed and the Maldives yesterday evening.
Just after 10 pm, a press conference was held in the VVIP lounge at Malé International Airport.
President Ramos-Horta arrived in the country on the evening of 13 February on a state visit. He described the Maldives as “paradise islands” and thanked the “president, government and people of Maldives for welcoming us with open arms.”
New avenues of cooperation
New avenues of cooperation
President Nasheed said Dr Ramos-Horta’s visit is a good beginning to strengthen bilateral relations and has opened up “new avenues of cooperation between both nations”.
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