President Yameen holds talks with Japanese prime minister
16 Apr 2014, 1:27 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
During his official visit to Japan, President Abdulla Yameen has met with Emperor Akihito, in addition to holding a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
According to the President’s Office website, the discussions during Tuesday’s summit meeting included multiple areas where the two countries could cooperate.
The Japanese prime minister hosted a dinner in honour of the Maldivian president, during which Yameen praised Japan as having been the Maldives’ most generous post-independence development partner.
The areas discussed during yesterday’s meeting were said to include environmental sustainability, clean energy, defense, maritime security, fisheries, tourism, infrastructure development, communications, broadcasting, human resource development, youth empowerment, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation, trade, and investment.
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