New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with the Maldives President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, as the two leaders updated each other about the current state of COVID-19 infections in their countries.
During the conversation, they expressed satisfaction that the coordination modalities agreed between SAARC countries were being implemented actively, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
President Ibrahim Solih told PM Modi that the Indian medical team deployed earlier to Maldives, and the essential medicines gifted by India, had contributed towards controlling the spread of the infection in the islands, the PMO said.
Spoke on phone with H.E. President @ibusolih about the COVID-19 pandemic, and the health and economic challenges it poses for the Maldives.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 20, 2020
Apart from that, Prime Minister Modi also noted the special challenges that the pandemic poses for a tourism-dependent economy like the Maldives, and assured the Maldivian President of continued Indian support for minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
The two leaders agreed that their officials would remain in touch on issues arising out of the present health crisis, as well as other aspects of bilateral cooperation, the PMO said.
