Malaysia–Maldives relations

Malaysia–Maldives relations

Malaysia	Maldives

Malaysia–Maldives relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between the two countries, Malaysia and Maldives. Malaysia high commission in Colombo is also accredited to Maldives, and Maldives has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur.

History

Both countries were once part of the British Empire and the relations between the two countries has been established since 1968. Malaysia has been one of the important partners for Maldives who has made many contributions to the development of Maldives. In 1983, Maldives has co-sponsored and participated jointly with Malaysia in the establishment of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Both countries also signed an agreement on economic and technical co-operation on the next year. While in 1994 and 2012, an agreement on air services and legal co-operation activities are also signed. In 2013, Mohammed Waheed who is the President of Maldives has visited the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad to enhance the bilateral relations of both countries.

Economic relations

Malaysia is one of main import partners for Maldives, and many Maldivian students were studied in Malaysia. One of Malaysia's Airline carriers, Air Asia has interested to propose commence flights to Maldives. Beside that, Maldives also participated at the World Islamic Tourism Mart in Malaysia to improve their tourism industry.