MoUs signed between India and Maldives 11/06/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau
List of MoUs b/w India and Maldives
(Prime Minister’s Office)
WHAT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih held wide-ranging talks, as the two countries signed six agreements to bolster their special relationship and bilateral cooperation in various key areas.
Six MoUs
- MoU for Cooperation in the Field of Hydrography between Indian Navy and Maldives National Defence Force.
- MoU on Cooperation in the field of Health between GoI and GoM
- MoU for the Establishment of Passenger and Cargo Services by Sea between Ministry of Shipping, GoI and Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, GoM
- MoU for Cooperation in Customs Capacity Building between the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India and the Maldives Customs Service
- MoU between National Centre for Good Governance, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Maldives Civil Service Commission on Training and Capacity Building Programme for Maldivian Civil Servants
- Technical Agreement on Sharing White Shipping Information between the Indian Navy and the Maldives National Defence Force.
Highlight
- India is committed to help the Maldives in every way possible.
- President Solih thanked the Government of India for the generous financial support extended to the Government of Maldives, in the forms of budgetary support, T-bills, currency swap, and Lines of Credit.
- Both leaders welcomed the signing of the USD 800 million Line of Credit Agreement in March 2019, for assisting the Maldives to achieve sustainable social and economic development.
Source: PIB
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