The Maldives delegation, comprising Mr. Ahmed Shiyam, Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, and Dr. Hussain Sinan, Director General (Fisheries), interacted with the Indian delegation led by Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Government of India on 8th July 2034. Dr. B.K. Behera, Chief Executive, NFDB, and Ms. Neetu Kumari Prasad, Joint Secretary, DoF, participated in the interaction. The delegation mutually recognized the strong collaboration between the countries and the active engagements under the aegis of the BOBP-IGO arrangement. They discussed possible areas of strengthening cooperation.
Dr. P Krishnan, Director of BOBP-IGO, and representatives from the Indian Mission in Rome attended the meeting.