NEW DELHI: Maldives foreign minister Moosa Zameer on Saturday “genuinely” thanked India for enabling export of necessary products to the island country in the middle of stretched ties in between 2 nations. “I regards thank EAM S Jaishankar and the Government of India for the renewal of the quota to make it possible for Maldives to import necessary products from India throughout the years 2024 and 2025,” Zameer stated in a post on X. “This is really a gesture which represents the longstanding relationship, and the strong dedication to even more broaden bilateral trade and commerce in between our 2 nations”, he included. India on Friday raised export limitations on particular amounts of necessary products for the Maldives throughout the present. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revealed that products like eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal, stone aggregate, and river sand can now be exported to the Maldives based on the bilateral trade contract for 2024-25. This relocation permits the export of these items with no existing or future limitations or restrictions. Indian High Commissioner revealed on social networks that these exports become part of a distinct bilateral system, with quotas for each product being increased to the greatest levels because 1981. This advancement comes in the middle of stretched relations in between India and the Maldives, following needs for the withdrawal of Indian military soldiers and questionable remarks made by Maldivian authorities.
‘Signifies longstanding relationship’: Maldives foreign minister thanks India for permitting export of essent – The Times of India
