New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (February 20, 2021) handed over 1 lakh additional doses of the made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine to the Maldives. The Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and Health Minister Ahmed Naseem acquired the coronavirus vaccine.
After handing over the vaccines, EAM Jaishankar took to his official Twitter account and expressed, “From the people of India to the people of Maldives.”
From the people of India to the people of Maldives.
Handed over 100,000 additional doses of COVID vaccine to FM @abdulla_shahid and Health Minister @KerafaNaseem. pic.twitter.com/AtM662To3H
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 20, 2021
The Maldives Health Minister Ahmed Naseem thanked the people of India for a ‘beneficiant reward’ and stated, “Together, we’ll overcome COVID-19. Together, we’ll succeed.”
S Jaishankar additionally interacted with Abdulla Shahid and stated that ‘an awfully deep partnership’ between India and the Maldives was reaffirmed in the course of the assembly.
“Comprehensive talks with Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid. Deeply admire our shut cooperation throughout Covid. Agreed to look past at post-pandemic financial restoration,” Jaishankar tweeted.
An terribly deep partnership reaffirmed.
Comprehensive talks with FM @abdulla_shahid. Deeply admire our shut cooperation throughout Covid. Agreed to look past at post-pandemic financial restoration. pic.twitter.com/i51jEA0i6X
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 20, 2021
Jaishankar additionally witnessed the alternate of agreements on a variety of domains India and the Maldives are engaged on collectively together with fish processing, public broadcasting, sustainable city improvement, highway infrastructure and housing.
Witnessed the alternate of agreements on a variety of domains we’re engaged on together- incl. fish processing, public broadcasting, sustainable city improvement, highway infrastructure & housing. Emblematic of our robust & multi-faceted improvement partnership. pic.twitter.com/Fne0cjVqki
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 20, 2021
During the go to, Jaishankar additionally spoke on the Ekuveni Stadium within the Maldives. In November 2020, the Indian Foreign Secretary had completed the groundbreaking for the artificial monitor on the stadium which was inaugurated by the Maldives President in January, 2021. The EAM on the stadium introduced that New Delhi has provided a standalone Line of Credit (LOC) of $ 40 million for Sports Infrastructure within the Maldives. The new LOC will likely be signed after the formalities are full.
Following 5 pacts had been signed between India and Maldives on Saturday:
1. Amendatory Agreement to repurpose an older EXIM Bank of India Line of Credit of USD 25 million for Road Devt
2. Letter of Intent between EXIM Bank and native authorities for financing a housing undertaking of 2000 items in Hulhumale.
3. MoU on grant funding USD 0.5 million for a fish processing plant in Kendhikulhudhoo within the northern Maldives.
4. MoU on capability constructing and alternate of content material and experience between Prasar Bharati and Public State Media, Maldives.
5. MoU on sustainable city improvement between MoHUA and Ministry of nationwide planning, housing and infrastructure, Maldives.
Jaishankar arrived within the Maldives on the primary leg of his two-nation tour that additionally consists of Mauritius.
A really heat welcome to Maldives my pricey buddy @DrSJaishankar pic.twitter.com/pfmkOcGjVE
— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) February 20, 2021
India, notably, had offered 1,00,000 doses of Covisheild COVID-19 vaccine in January to the Maldives as half of the nation’s grant help. India has additionally offered COVID-19 vaccines to a number of different nations.
