Maldivian President Solih, first Lady Fazna in Sri Lanka on unofficial visit

31 December 2021 09:02 am Views - 470

• The First Couple will be returning to the Maldives following the conclusion of their visit, on 2 January 2022

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed departed on an unofficial visit to Sri Lanka from Velana International Airport on Thursday morning, a Male based news agency reported.

The First Couple will be returning to the Maldives following the conclusion of their visit, on 2 January 2022.   
The First Couple visited Sri Lanka during July 2021 on an unofficial visit as well.   

During the trip, the Maldivian president paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Official talks were held regarding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as well as strengthening ties between the two countries.   Further, the Speaker of Parliament and Former President Mohamed Nasheed is also currently on an unofficial visit to the United Kingdom. He departed on December 25.