Singapore, June 30 (AseanAll) — President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu met with Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Republic of Singapore, on the afternoon of June 30, 2025 in Singapore.
Photo source:the president's Office of Maldives
During the meeting, Dr Muizzu and Wong underscored the significance of the President’s ongoing state visit, which coincides with the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Maldives and Singapore.
The President and the Prime Minister reflected on the valuable contributions of Singaporean businesses to the development of the Maldives’ tourism industry and discussed economic diversification, particularly through the expansion of fisheries exports to new markets.
They also explored potential investments to support the Maldives’ transition to renewable energy, in line with the Government’s target of generating 33 per cent of the country’s electricity from renewable sources by 2028.
Discussions further covered cooperation in education, including both basic schooling and human capital development, alongside the exchange of technical expertise in urban planning. The two sides agreed that, as small island states, the Maldives and Singapore must deepen collaboration on multilateral platforms to strengthen their collective voice on shared challenges, most notably climate change, which poses a significant threat to low-lying island nations.
The meeting concluded with the President and the Prime Minister reaffirming their commitment to further strengthen the close friendship and cooperation between the Maldives and Singapore.
The President and the Prime Minister also witnessed the signing of the following memoranda of understanding between the Maldives and Singapore.The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore as part of the President’s ongoing state visit to Singapore.
Photo source:the president's Office of Maldives
1. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Capacity Building
2. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism and Environment of the Republic of Maldives and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Republic of Singapore
3. Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Technical Education Republic of Singapore and the Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development of the Republic of Maldives for Cooperation in the fields of Higher Education, Educational Policy, Technical and Vocational Education and Research
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were formally established on February 20, 1975.
