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Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom arrived in New Delhi Sunday evening on a two-day visit to India. A high level delegation is accompanying Mr Gayoom.
He will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to further strengthen bilateral co-operation.
He will also call on President Pranab Mukherjee and discuss issues of mutual interest. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also meet the Maldivian President.
India and Maldives have consistently supported each other in multilateral fora such as the UN, the Commonwealth and the SAARC.
India is a leading development partner of Maldives and has established many of the leading institutions there including Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Engineering Technology, and Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies.
It has provided 100 million dollars Stand-by Credit facility to Maldives, including long term loans and revolving credit for trade.
Government also offers several scholarships to Maldivian students under different schemes.
It has also financed a 5.30 million dollar project for Technology Adoption Programme under which around five thousand Maldivian teachers and youth were trained in computer skills.