Pakistan, Maldives shore up ties with MoU spree

Pakistan and the Maldives signed a series of agreements on October 21 to widen cooperation in areas including defence, technology, health, education, agriculture and tourism, Mettis Global reported. The documents were exchanged during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s three-day state visit, the first visit to Pakistan by a Maldivian president in 11 years, as the countries marked 60 years of diplomatic relations.

The agreements cover information technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and digital skills, alongside health services, social protection, fisheries, vocational training, air links and cultural exchange. Other pacts address maritime security and defence, while the Maldives State Trading Organisation and the Trading Corporation of Pakistan agreed to cooperate on trade in agricultural commodities, food and other products.