21 May 2008
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the Japanese Ambassador to the Maldives Mr Kiyoshi Araki today laid the foundation stone of the second girls school in Male’, the capital of the Maldives.
Speaking at the function, the President recognised the generous assistance Japan has been offering to the Maldives for its development. He said that the school would enhance opportunities for education of girls, and added that the school would symbolise the growing closeness in the relationship between the two countries. He thanked the Government and the people of Japan for the continued assistance.
The Minister of Education, Hon. Zahiya Zareer, and Ambassador Araki also addressed the gathering at the foundation stone laying ceremony.
The President as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs received Ambassador Araki at their respective offices today. They discussed the cordial relations between the two countries and future Japanese development assistance to the Maldives.
