S Jaishankar meets Maldives Parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed

External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar on Friday met Speaker of People's Majlis of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar posted about his 'great conversation' with Mohamed Nasheed and furr hailed his miration and commitment. Nasheed, also former President of Maldives, is on a visit to India at joint invitation of Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Nasheed h met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in day and discussed global and regional issues climate change, Paris targets, renewable energy, single-use plastics, coral reef protection, and natural climate solutions. meeting comes at a time when Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid is on a visit to India.

On December 9, Speaker Nasheed led parliamentary delegation from Maldives met Rajya Sabha Chairman Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and deliberated on close bilateral ties and India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy.

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Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism

India and Maldives on Friday agreed to hold meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, and De-ricalisation at an early date to strengn cooperation required to combat common threats arising from terrorism and ricalism. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid co-chaired 6th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) between India and Maldives, earlier today.

"Both sides have agreed that Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-ricalisation will meet at an early date to strengn cooperation required to combat common threats arising from terrorism, ricalism and drug trafficking in region," said a joint statement after meeting.

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(With inputs from ANI)