Ambassador of Germany to the Maldives, Jens Ploetner, paid a courtesy visit to President Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday afternoon at the President’s Office.
They discussed the friendly relationship between the two countries, and spoke of ways to strengthen bilateral ties. They also spoke of the president’s official visit to Germany, where he will be arriving today.
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(0)In his weekly radio address on the Voice of Maldives on Friday morning, President Mohamed Nasheed spoke of providing affordable and reliable electricity, and quality healthcare, in the islands.
He said it was important that all islands receive electricity from their respective provincial utilities company. President Nasheed said that in his recent visits to the atolls he found the utilities companies provided electricity more efficiently than in the previous system, where electricity was managed by communities.
He added, however, that some islands are opposing the policy to transfer the management of island powerhouses to utilities companies.
Speaking on healthcare, President Nasheed said it was an important priority of the government. He said the government is continuously working to improve the standard of healthcare facilities in the islands.
He added that once the nationwide transport system is complete, it will complement the healthcare policy, as it will provide people better access to their nearest health facility, if the service they require is not available on their island.
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