Staff Reporter / New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Maldives beginning Saturday June 8. This will be the first overseas visit of Prime Minister Modi after his re-election.
Briefing media here Thursday, Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said, the visit is reflective of the new momentum in high-level exchanges between India and Maldives.
He said Prime Minister’s forthcoming visit will provide an important occasion to review the recent developments in bilateral relations and exchange views on issues of mutual interest with the objective of further strengthening the special relationship between the two countries.
Prime Minister Modi will also visit Sri Lanka on 9th of this month. Mr Gokhale said the visits to the Maldives and Sri Lanka will demonstrate the priority India attaches to its Neighbourhood-First Policy and the SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) Doctrine.