Sushma Swaraj meets Maldivian foreign minister

Pokhara (Nepal), March 17: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday, March 17 met her Maldivian counterpart Dunya Maumoon on the sidelines of the Saarc ministerial meeting here.

"Neighbourly engagement! EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets Maldives FM Dunya Maumoon on sidelines of 37th Saarc Ministerial," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a picture of the two leaders.

Earlier on Thursday, Sushma Swaraj addressed the 37th session of the council of ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) during which she said that connectivity was the key to the development of the south Asian countries.

IANS