Chief of Defence Force, Major General Abdulla Shamaal, is presently visiting Thailand to represent the Maldives at the annual Indo-Pacific Chief of Defence (CHOD) Conference 2019. The Conference is being held in Bangkok from 26-28 August under the theme "Collaboration for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific". CHOD provides an opportunity for Chiefs of Defence to discuss common challenges faced by the countries of the region.    

Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy, Ms Huda Shareef, met with the CEO and Managing Director of Piyavate Hospital Dr. Witit Artavatkun today. Several areas for potential cooperation between Piyavate Hospital and public hospitals of the Maldives were discussed at the meeting. A high level team from the hospital will visit Maldives in the near future for further discussions with Maldivian officials.

Charge d'affaires a.i. of the embassy, Ms Huda Shareef, met with executives of the international business development team of Bumrungrad today. The aim of the meeting was to explore potential areas for cooperation between Bumrungrad hospital and their counterparts in the Maldives. Establishing contact between Bumrungrad and the Medical Association of Maldives, visits to Maldives by consultants, medical camps and exchange of doctors were among the topics discussed.   

Ms Huda Shareef, Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy signed the book of condolences for the late former External Affairs Minister of India HE Sushma Swaraj, expressing profound sadness on her sudden and untimely death. Ms Huda also conveyed heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and the Government and people of India.