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Narendra Modi meets Maldives new President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

| @indiablooms | Nov 17, 2018, at 07:36 pm

Male, Nov 17 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the oath-taking ceremony of Maldives new President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. 

Modi also met Solih after the ceremony.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted: " PM @narendramodi and President @ibusolih held talks in Malé. This meeting happened just after Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was sworn in as the President of the Maldives. @presidencymv ."
Solih defeated strongman Abdulla Yameen in September polls.

This is the first visit of Modi to the island nation as the PM of India.

Modi attended the oath-taking ceremony shortly after reaching the nation.

 

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