Maldives and India have agreed to continue operating "Indian aviation platforms that provide humanitarian and medvac services to the people of Maldives."
The agreement was reached at the second meeting of the high-level core group between the Maldives and India on Friday in New Delhi.
"Both sides also agreed on a set of mutually workable solutions to enable continued operation of Indian aviation platforms that provide humanitarian and medvac services to the people of Maldives," the Indian External Affairs Ministry said in a press release.
Both sides continued discussions on wide-ranging issues related to bilateral cooperation towards identifying steps to enhance the partnership, including expediting the implementation of ongoing development cooperation projects, the press release noted.
According to the Maldives Foreign Ministry's press release, both sides agreed to replace the Indian military personnel stationed in the Maldives.
"Both sides agreed that the Government of India will replace the military personnel in one of the three aviation platform by 10 March 2024, and will complete replacing military personnel in the other two platforms by 10 May 2024," it stated.
The third meeting of the high-level core group will be held in Male’ on a mutually agreeable date during the last week of February, the Foreign Ministry added.
