Maldives foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim Friday presented a lecture on how Chinese assistance remains vital to fulfilling the goals in the economic agenda of president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
The archipelago's top diplomat currently on his first official visit to China, gave a public lecture on Maldives-China friendship and president Yameen's foreign policy at the Beijing Foreign Studies University on Friday.
Foreign ministry said Dr Asim recapped the history of Maldives-China friendship, highlighting the fact that 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The minister also noted that the bilateral relations between the two countries are at all time high.
"The Minister further expressed how the President’s transformative economic agenda will provide Chinese investors a rewarding investment destination in the Maldives," the statement read.
China has funded major infrastructure development in the Maldives, including the nation’s main airport and the ongoing landmark bridge project connecting capital Male with airport island Hulhule.
The Link Road connecting the island wards of southernmost Addu atoll had also been developed with China’s free aid.
Moreover, several Chinese private firms continue to invest in the tourism and construction sectors of the archipelago, especially in the reclaimed suburb Hulhumale.
