Top Chinese diplomat concludes official visit to Maldives
During the three-day visit, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou visited the project site of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge and inspected expansion work at both the Velana International Airport and a China-funded social housing project in Hulhumalé.
20 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou departed Sunday night after concluding a three-day official visit to the Maldives for the sixth round of consultations between the Maldives and Chinese foreign ministries.
According to the Maldives foreign ministry, the consultation is a follow-up to the last round that took place in January 2014.
The discussions focused on “cooperation in areas of mutual interest including development cooperation, tourism promotion, human resources development, youth and sports, trade as well as investment cooperation between the two countries,” the foreign ministry said.
Planned events to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the countries was also on the agenda.
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