The first shipment of a US$3.9 million security assistance package has been delivered to the Maldives by representatives from the United States Pacific Command.
The equipment and training in intended to train and equip the Maldives National Defence Force Special Forces Unit.
Announcing the arrival of the package, the US observed that defence cooperation between the US and the Maldives had increased markedly since 2008.
“Both nations share national security interests in countering violent extremism, narcotics trafficking, piracy and other maritime crime,” read a statement from the US Embassy in Colombo.
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