Sri Lanka and Maldives Joint Commission fourth session in Colombo

The fourth session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be held from 6 to 7 June at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Colombo.

Foreign Affairs Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry will co-chair the Joint Commission with his counterpart Maldives Foreign Affairs Minister Abdulla Shahid on 7 June.

A Senior Officials’ meeting of the Joint Commission which will be held on 6 June will precede the Ministerial level meeting.

The Joint Commission is expected to enable the two countries to assess the progress of bilateral relations and deliberate on new initiatives and the way forward to further advance cooperation covering multifaceted areas of shared interest including trade and investment, defence, tourism, fisheries, education, health, employment, youth, sports and skills development, consular and cultural affairs.

On the side-lines of the Joint Commission, several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are scheduled to be signed between the two countries.

The previous Joint Commission was held in the Maldives in February 2017.