New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred on Saturday with Maldives' highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries, the Nishan Izzuddeen, the Maldivian Foreign Minister announced. PM Modi will be in Maldives on Saturday as part of his first bilateral visit after coming back to power for the second time. The visit is significant as the island nation is the only country in the neighbourhood that PM Modi had not visited during his first term as prime minister.
President @ibusolih has announced his decision to confer on PM of India H.E. @narendramodi the Maldives highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries, “The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen†during PM’s visit today. Namaskar, Swagatham (sic), tweeted Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian Foreign Minister.
President @ibusolih has announced his decision to confer on PM of India H.E. @narendramodi the Maldives highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries, “The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen†during PM’s visit today. Namaskar, Swagatham ðŸ™
— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) June 8, 2019
During his two-day visit, Modi will meet Solih, Vice-President Faisal Naseem and former President Mohammed Nasheed. Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale had said that both sides will aim to strengthen ties in various sectors. Modi and Solih, together, expected to inaugurate the coastal surveillance radar system, a key tool in strengthening maritime cooperation and security in the Indian Ocean.
