Pakistani High Commissioner to the Maldives, Akhtar Ali Sulehri, has made a courtesy visit to Vice President Mohamed Waheed.
They met at the President’s Office yesterday morning.
Dr Waheed and Ali Sulehri spoke of ways to enhance the close bilateral relations between the two countries, particularly in combating terrorism and religious fundamentalism.
Mr Sulehri was appointed High Commissioner for the Maldives August 2009.
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(0)Vice President Mohamed Waheed is on an official visit to India. He arrived in the neighbouring country on 18 February.
This follows close visits by Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor, and MP Rahul Gandhi to the Maldives, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed by the Maldives and India.
On 19 February at a meeting held at the official residence of the Indian Vice President Hamid Mohamed Ansari, Dr Waheed thanked India “for its support in introducing democracy in the Maldives.”
Vice President Ansari assured Vice President Waheed of the continued support from India to the Maldives in the areas of social and economic development.
Dr Waheed then met with President of India Pratibha Patil on 20 February. At a meeting at the official residency, the vice president said providing education and job opportunities for Maldivian youth was “important to prevent them from the scourge of drugs,” and asked that Indian institutions assist in providing more higher education opportunities for Maldivian youth.
The vice president then met with Indian External Affairs Minister Shri S. M. Krishna. Dr Waheed asked for assistance in preventing drugs being trafficked from India into the Maldives and providing rehabilitation treatment for addicts.
Dr Waheed also met with Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan. They spoke of the issue of climate change.
(0)Dislikes(0)Vice President Mohamed Waheed said improving the standard of education was a top priority for the government, speaking at the 25th anniversary assembly of Jamaluddin School yesterday morning.
Speaking to the students, he urged them to be obedient and strive for excellence, assuring them that the government is working to improve the standards of education.
He spoke of the importance of good behaviour and social discipline, and said the school environment should facilitate extracurricular activities.
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