1421 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.