Agreement signed on the recruitment of healthcare professionals
Agreement signed to strengthen defence cooperation
Agreement signed to expand travel and connectivity
The Maldives and Pakistan have exchanged 20 agreements covering various sectors, including tourism, education, healthcare and defence.
The agreements were exchanged during the ongoing state visit to Pakistan by President Dr Mohamed Muizzu.
The agreements cover areas in which the two countries have agreed to support one another, as well as initiatives to further strengthen cooperation in sectors where bilateral ties are already established.
Two of the agreements exchanged at a special ceremony in Pakistan relate to education. These include an agreement to cooperate in advancing technical and vocational education and training, and an agreement between the Maldives’ Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Skills Development and Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission.
Additional Agreements Exchanged Between the Governments of the Maldives and Pakistan
The agreements cover cooperation in the following areas:
Youth empowerment and sports
Tourism
Culture, heritage and the arts
Environmental protection
Agriculture
Defence
Maritime security
Information technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, digital skills, innovation and entrepreneurship
Joint efforts to combat trafficking and narcotics
Cooperation to strengthen social protection
Recruitment of healthcare professionals
Fisheries
Expansion of air connectivity between the Maldives and Pakistan
In addition to these agreements, several arrangements have been concluded between institutions in the Maldives and their counterparts in Pakistan.
In the healthcare sector, the Maldives Food and Drug Authority signed an agreement with Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority to strengthen cooperation.
Two agreements were also established between the Maldives Civil Service Commission and Pakistan’s Federal Public Service Commission.
Furthermore, an agreement was concluded between the Maldives’ National College of Policing and Law Enforcement and Pakistan’s Police Academy to facilitate police training.
To help supply essential goods required by the Maldives, the State Trading Organization (STO) also signed an agreement with the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP).
At the ceremony held to exchange the agreements, the Maldivian delegation was represented by Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam; Minister of Defence and National Services Hassan Rasheed; Minister of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology Ali Ihusaan; Minister of Health and Family and Social Services Geela Ali; Minister of Economic Development, Transport and Trade Mohamed Saeed; Principal Secretary to the President on Foreign Relations Mohamed Naseer; Chief Spokesperson at the President’s Office Mohamed Hussain Shareef; and the Maldives’ Ambassador to Pakistan, Mohamed Thoha.
