Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Maldives President Abdullah Yameen on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit here on Wednesday.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and discussed matters pertaining to the interest of both nations.
Prime Minister Modi also thanked President Rajapaksa after the latter's government released five Indian fishermen who had been incarcerated in a Sri Lankan prison and sentenced to death. He also met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the President of Afghanistan and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to draw the attention of SAARC member nations, asking them to introspect as to where the region stands in this world, and said that collective effort was more urgent in the case of South Asia to face common challenges.
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