Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and his spouse Sajidha Mohamed visited the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra on Tuesday morning. Muizzu is on a five-day go to to India and arrived in Agra earlier this morning.
“President His Excellency Dr @MMuizzu and First Girl Madam Sajidha Mohamed arrived in Agra, the place they are going to tour the historic Taj Mahal as a part of the President’s State Go to to India,” the President’s workplace of the Maldives wrote on X.
President His Excellency Dr @MMuizzu and First Girl Madam Sajidha Mohamed arrived in Agra, the place they are going to tour the historic Taj Mahal as a part of the President’s State Go to to India. pic.twitter.com/9kklWRg3G0
— The President’s Workplace (@presidencymv) October 8, 2024
On Monday, the Maldivian President held conferences with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different senior leaders. When Muizzu arrived on Sunday, he was welcomed by Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh. That is the second time that Muizzu is visiting India this 12 months after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June.
As per ANI, virtually each Maldivian President has made his first international go to to India, however Muizzu modified the pattern by first visiting Turkiye after which China.
Since taking workplace, the Muizzu authorities has taken a number of unconventional steps relating to India-Maldives relations. Muizzu’s presidential marketing campaign was centred across the “India Out” slogan, with the removing of Indian troops from the Maldives being a key focus of the get together’s election platform, reported ANI.
Nevertheless, these days, Muizzu has taken a reconciliatory tone after ties with India soured. He additionally thanked India for monetary help and referred to as New Delhi one in every of Male’s “closest” allies.
On Monday, PM Modi and President Muizzu held a bilateral assembly and comprehensively reviewed all the gamut of bilateral ties whereas noting the progress made by the 2 nations in deepening their “traditionally shut and particular relationship” that has immensely contributed to the betterment of the individuals of the 2 nations, reported ANI.
Muizzu expressed gratitude to India for its well timed emergency monetary help, together with by means of rolling over T-bills subscribed by SBI amounting to $100 million in Might and September 2024 for an additional interval of 1 12 months that offered much-needed monetary cushion for the Maldives in addressing its pressing wants.