India’s Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal, along with an Indian delegation, met with the Maldives’ Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed. During this meeting, consultations were held regarding the preparation of a draft India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement.

This meeting, held at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on July 3rd, included discussions on additional work that could be done to strengthen economic ties between the two countries. The ongoing work was also reviewed, and consultations were held on further enhancing trade relations between the two nations. The main objective of this meeting was to expand economic relations between the two countries and achieve progress in the field of trade..