The foreign minister of Maldives has appreciated the grant aid provided to Maldives by India. He said that this aid has been crucial in setting basic services in the island nation.
“Grant assistance from India to the Maldives has been pivotal in developing basic services in our island communities. The Emergency Medical Services unit inaugurated in B.Dharavandhoo, that was developed under this scheme is a step forward in broadening our medical services,” Maldives Foreign Minister tweeted. This appreciation comes as an Emergency and Trauma Unit was inaugurated in the Maldives. Male characterised the jointly-funded projects as the symbol of friendship between the people of the two countries.
The Maldives Health Ministry tweeted on Wednesday, “Inauguration of The Emergency and Trauma Unit at B.Dharavandhoo Health Center, This is a symbol of Friendship between the people of Maldives and the people of India, the Project jointly funded by the Government of Maldives and the Government of India.”
Last month, Abdulla Shahid praised Indian assistance to the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the “Travel Bubble”. He also highlighted India’s role in giving Covid vaccines to least developed and smaller countries.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shahid said, “India was always the world’s pharmacist and has reached out to many countries. I have found that India has reached not only the neighbouring countries but also as far as Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. India has really shown its human face of compassion.”
Underscoring India’s help in pulling out the tourism industry of the Maldives from a crisis, he said, “Our tourism industry was shut down, no one travelled, but at the height of the pandemic, we were able to reach an understanding with India on ‘Travel Bubble’, providing for Indian tourists to visit the Maldives.”
Shahid stated, “India was always the world’s pharmacist and has reached out to many countries, in an exclusive interview. India has expanded its influence beyond its immediate neighbours to include the Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. India has indeed demonstrated its compassionate human side.
He emphasised India’s assistance in rescuing the Maldives’ tourism sector from a catastrophe by saying, “Our tourism business was shut down, no one travelled, but at the height of the pandemic, we were able to call out to India.”