Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Maldives: The President meets with the Special Envoy of the Leader of Libya

President Mohamed Nasheed today met with Mr. Mohamed El Barrani, Secretary for Asian Affairs and the Special Envoy of Col. Maummaral-Gaddafi of Libya. The meeting was held at the President's Office.

At the meeting, the President expressed the strong wish to maintain and expand friendly relations and reinforce mutually beneficial cooperation between the Maldives and Libya.

Mr. Barrani congratulated President Nasheed on his assumption of office. Reciprocating the sentiments on bilateral relations Mr. Barrani extended an invitation to the President to make an official visit to Libya. He also commended the Maldives for the successful establishment of a modern liberal democracy in the country. Further Mr. Barrani noted that Libya too was working its way to bring democratic reform to the country, and said that Col. Gaddafi wished to share the experience of the Maldives.

The President accepted Mr. Barrani's invitation to make an official visit to Libya. He also said that it would be a great pleasure for the Maldives to assist Libya in its efforts to foster democratic reforms in that country.

Source: www.isria.info

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