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External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar being received by Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdullah Shahid on his arrival in Maldives. PTI
Sandeep Dikshit
New Delhi, February 21
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar left Maldives for Mauritius on Sunday after discussing a $50 million defence line of credit (LoC) agreement with Defence Minister Mariya Didi.
Jaishankar also witnessed the signing of a project execution contract for construction of roads in the southern-most island atoll Addu which, he said, underscored the importance of connectivity in India-Maldives ties.
The last visit of an external affairs minister was in August 2018 when Sushma Swaraj visited Mauritius for the World Hindi Conference.