Army chief meets Maldives defence chief
Visiting Maldives Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Major General Abdulla Shamaal paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed at the Army Headquarters on Thursday.
During the meeting, they exchanged greetings and discussed various issues regarding the existing good relations between the two country's armed forces and their mutual cooperation in the future, said a press release from ISPR.
Their talks focused on conducting joint training, exchanging expertise on defence, mutual defence cooperation, goodwill visits and providing medical assistance to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
A five-member Maldivian defence forces delegation led by Major General Abdulla Shamaal arrived in Dhaka on 31 March on a seven-day state visit.
After the visit, the delegation will return to the Maldives on 6 April.