The Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Abdulla
Shahid has concluded his visit to India. The purpose of his visit was to
deliver a keynote address at the Raisina Dialogue 2020.
The Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference hosted by the Observer Research
Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government
of India. The Minister delivered a keynote address at this years Conference on
15 January 2020.
The Ministers remarks at Raisina Dialogue focused on the increasing threat
posed by climate change to maritime nations. Minister also urged countries to
face a world of increasingly complex challenges such as climate change,
poverty, pollution and conflict and chaos, through learning to adapt, and
understanding each other, while respecting and understanding differences, and
respecting them. "For the Maldives, and, for the world over, climate change can
be best described as a security and human rights challenge", stated Minster,
while exploring the urgency of the need to address climate change in a
meaningful and sustainable manner.
During the visit, Minister Shahid met with several of his counterparts on the
sidelines of the meeting. This includes the Foreign Ministers of India, Czech
Republic, Latvia, Russia, Denmark, Hungary, Estonia, and South Africa. Minister
Shahid also met with the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan, the Deputy
National Security Advisor of the USA, and the Chief of Defense Staff of India.
The Foreign Secretary (designate) of India, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth,
and the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy also called on Minister Shahid.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other Ministerial delegates attending the
Dialogue, also had a courtesy meeting with the Prime Minister of India.
In addition to the keynote address, the Minister also spoke at a roundtable on
Resilient Infrastructure, organized by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure and the Observer Research Foundation, and joined a Facebook Live
Event, speaking on climate change and terrorism.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs was accompanied during the visit by Ambassador
of Maldives to India Her Excellency Aisha Mohamed Didi, Minister (Deputy Chief
of Mission) Ms Aminath Shabeena, as well as Director, Communications Mr Miuvaan
Mohamed, and Director, India Section Ms Mariyam Midhfa Naeem,and officials of
the Embassy of Maldives in India.
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