New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Maldives on June 8, his first foreign visit post re-election.
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih extended the invitation and the parliament also passed a resolution which allows PM Modi to address the 'People's Majlis.'
The India-Maldives relationship had gone through a rough patch during the tenure of former President Abdullah Yameen.
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Following an invitation from President @ibusolih, @PMOIndia will undertake an official visit https://t.co/HFN30AlY9u
— Presidency Maldives (@presidencymv) June 3, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Following an invitation from President @ibusolih, @PMOIndia will undertake an official visit https://t.co/HFN30AlY9u
— Presidency Maldives (@presidencymv) June 3, 2019Following an invitation from President @ibusolih, @PMOIndia will undertake an official visit https://t.co/HFN30AlY9u
— Presidency Maldives (@presidencymv) June 3, 2019
Yameen's pro-China policy had become a matter of contention between both countries. Since President Solih was voted to power last year, the relationship between India and Maldives has improved substantially.
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#Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite PM @narendramodi to address a sitting of the house during his upcoming visit to the Maldives.
— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) May 29, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">#Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite PM @narendramodi to address a sitting of the house during his upcoming visit to the Maldives.
— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) May 29, 2019#Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite PM @narendramodi to address a sitting of the house during his upcoming visit to the Maldives.
— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) May 29, 2019
The Prime Minister is also likely to visit Sri Lanka after his Maldivian visit.
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