President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim today departed Malé on a state visit to Saudi Arabia on the invitation of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
The Saudi King received President Yameen and the First Lady on arrival at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
President and First Lady have arrived in KKIA Royal terminal & was received by King H.M Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. pic.twitter.com/SJyUigIiRH
— Ibrahim Muaz Ali (@SpokespersonMV) March 18, 2015
A state luncheon is to be hosted in honor of President Yameen, the President’s Office has said.
The President is to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister, Education Minister, Finance Minister, and Islamic Minister during his visit.
Maldives Development Alliance’s Leader MP Ahmed Siyam Siyam Mohamed, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Dr. Mohamed Shainee, and Minister of Islamic Affairs Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed accompanied the Maldives president.
King Salman assumed the Saudi throne after the King Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz al Saud died on January 23.
During a 2014 visit, then-Crown Prince Salman announced a US$1.2million grant for the construction of ten mosques. He also donated US$1million for the “Vaguf” fund and US$1.5 million for the health sector.
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