Maldives Bond with Argentina, Cyprus & Netherlands

Monday 9th of December 2019

Maldives Bonds with Argentina, Cyprus & Netherlands

Argentinian ambassador Daniel Chuburu, Cyprus’ ambassador Agis Loizou and Netherlands’ ambassador Tanja Gonggrijp presented their credentials at separate ceremonies held at the President’s Office in the morning.

• Argentina

President Solih expressed his interest in partnering with the South American country in advancing interests such as blue economy initiatives and to build a fruitful trade relationship between the two countries. They also discussed strengthening tourism cooperation, pursuing green energy products, and promoting South-South Cooperation with Argentina through the Argentine Fund for South-South and Triangular Cooperation (FOAR).

• Cyprus

President Solih expressed hopes of building a closer trade and development partnership between the two counties, especially in the areas of tourism, environment and climate change,

• Netherlands

In this meeting, President focused on ways to enhance cooperation in a multitude of areas of mutual concern, including environment and climate change and increasing trade and commerce between the two nations.