President Pranab Mukherjee today conveyed India's greetings and good wishes to Maldives on the occasion of the 48th Republic Day of the island nation.
"On behalf of the Government and the people of India and on my own behalf, it is my pleasure to convey to you and to the people of the Republic of Maldives, our heartiest greetings and good wishes on the occasion of your Republic Day," Mukherjee said in a message to his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Waheed.
"I am confident that the warm and cordial relations between our two countries will continue to grow in the future and that our two countries will mutually benefit from this cooperation," he said.
Maldives will celebrate its 48th Republic Day tomorrow.
The celebrations come at a time when Maldives is at a critical stage in its democratic journey as presidential elections have taken place and a run-off is to take place on November 16 between the top two candidates.
