The Maldives and Yunnan Province Sign Two Key Agreements

As part of the official visit of the Governor of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China, the Maldives and the Yunnan Province sign two key agreements on important fields such as sports and education. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives on Sunday.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by His Excellency Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Wang Yubo, Governor of the People’s Government of Yunan Province, Her Excellency Wang Lixin, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Maldives, and His Excellency Ahmed Khaleel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs yesterday.

Among the agreements signed, a Tri-partite Agreement was signed between the Foreign Affairs of People’s Government of Yunnan Province, Sports Administration of Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China and the Table Tennis Association of Maldives. Mr. Ali Rasheed, President of the Table Tennis Association of Maldives represented the association during the ceremony.

An Agreement for Cooperation in the Joint Construction of Overseas Learning Center was also signed between the Maldives National University and the Yunnan Open University. The Vice Chancellor of the Maldives National University, Dr. Mohamed Shareef signed on behalf of the university.