Ambassador: Chinese government satisfied with bilateral relations with Maldives

Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives Wang Fukang has said that the government of China is satisfied with its bilateral relations with the Maldives.

The ambassador made this remark while speaking at a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, to hand over gifts, including Chinese cultural items, from Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan to the Maldivian government.

Wang said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan made a very successful state visit to the Maldives in September, on the invitation of the Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim.

“During the meetings, both our countries’ leaders have made a decision to build a future-oriented, all-round, cooperative friendship. We each promote our bilateral relations to new heights. So from our Chinese government we are very satisfied with our bilateral relations,” Wang said during today’s ceremony.

The gifts were accepted by Ambassador-at-Large Ahmed Mohamed. The agreement in this regard was signed by Ahmed Mohamed on behalf of the Maldivian government, and by Chinese Ambassador Wang Fukang on behalf of the Chinese government.

Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Ahmed Mohamed said that the cultural items gifted today were promised by the Chinese First Lady during her meeting with the Maldivian First Lady as part of the state visit in September. He said that the items would be dealt with by the President’s Office as per existing procedure on gifts received by the Maldivian government.