Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday held "productive discussions" with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on further deepening bilateral ties.
Shahid arrived here late Tuesday night on a four-day visit.
"Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale called on Maldivian FM @abdulla_shahid on his visit to India. Productive discussions on further strengthening the framework of India-Maldives relations," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
On Friday, Shahid and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will co-chair a meeting of the India-Maldives Joint Commission.
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that as a close friend and maritime neighbour, India is committed to partnering with the Maldives for its development.
Modi paid a two-day visit to the Maldives in June, in his first bilateral trip after his reelection for a second term.
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The prime minister visited the Maldives in November last year as well to attend President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's swearing-in ceremony.
The relations between India and the Maldives deteriorated after the then President Abdulla Yameen imposed emergency on February 5 last year.
India had criticised his decision and asked his government to restore the credibility of the electoral and political process by releasing political prisoners. The emergency lasted 45 days