US invites Maldives delegation aboard USS John C Stennis aircraft carrier
30 Mar 2013, 1:32 PM
Luke Powell
Senior government officials were invited aboard a United States aircraft carrier on Wednesday (March 27) as it passed by the Maldives.
The visit was followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Maldives and the US government on Thursday to install a free border control system in the country.
Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb, Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim, Home Minister Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, Police Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz and Vice President Mohamed Waheed Deen, were flown to the USS John C Stennis aircraft carrier as part of an arrangement between the US embassy and Maldives Defence Ministry.
The visit was documented by the ministers, who posted photographs on social media site Twitter.
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