{"id":6248,"date":"2023-06-13T18:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248"},"modified":"2023-06-13T18:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:54:25","slug":"maldives-signs-four-key-agreements-with-seychelles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248","title":{"rendered":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives and the government of Seychelles have signed agreements to initiate aviation cooperation and waive on-arrival visas.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries signed four key agreements on Monday, June 12, amid the ongoing official visit by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the signing of the agreements, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that under the newly signed Air Services Agreement, direct air transportation will be launched between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Air Services Agreement signed between the Maldives and Seychelles today, will allow direct flights between the Maldives and Seychelles, improve connectivity and increase people-to-people ties and boost tourist arrivals,&#8221; Shahid tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the governments signed a visa waiver agreement that allows Maldivian passport holders to travel to Seychelles for a 30-day period without prior visa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will increase people-to-people contact, trade and commerce, and bilateral cooperation between the two countries,&#8221; the minister added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives and the government of Seychelles have signed agreements to initiate aviation cooperation and waive on-arrival visas. The two countries signed four key agreements on Monday, June 12, amid the ongoing official visit by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan. Announcing the signing of the agreements, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that under<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2428],"tags":[162,165,1868],"class_list":{"0":"post-6248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-public-sector","8":"tag-aviation","9":"tag-aviation-industry","10":"tag-seychelles"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Maldives and the government of Seychelles have signed agreements to initiate aviation cooperation and waive on-arrival visas. The two countries signed four key agreements on Monday, June 12, amid the ongoing official visit by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan. Announcing the signing of the agreements, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that under\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maldives Business Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mvbiztimes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mohamed Reehaan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mvbiztimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mvbiztimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mohamed Reehaan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mohamed Reehaan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/a0eedc1134716e7c8e4da095494670c2\"},\"headline\":\"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\"},\"wordCount\":151,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"Aviation\",\"Aviation Industry\",\"Seychelles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"PUBLIC SECTOR\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\",\"name\":\"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/\",\"name\":\"Maldives Business Times\",\"description\":\"Maldives Business Times delivers timely and in-depth English news on business, economy, and breaking events in the Maldives.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Maldives Business Times\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/background_removed_image_x5KLRjOsQMGL6jgPS4Hiew.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/background_removed_image_x5KLRjOsQMGL6jgPS4Hiew.png\",\"width\":1312,\"height\":736,\"caption\":\"Maldives Business Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mvbiztimes\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mvbiztimes\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/a0eedc1134716e7c8e4da095494670c2\",\"name\":\"Mohamed Reehaan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ac0f3a9111db774c387735910f0eeee4432a0db79cc936fe00f3f0fb05f1af6c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ac0f3a9111db774c387735910f0eeee4432a0db79cc936fe00f3f0fb05f1af6c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mohamed Reehaan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times","og_description":"The Maldives and the government of Seychelles have signed agreements to initiate aviation cooperation and waive on-arrival visas. The two countries signed four key agreements on Monday, June 12, amid the ongoing official visit by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan. Announcing the signing of the agreements, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that under","og_url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248","og_site_name":"Maldives Business Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mvbiztimes","article_published_time":"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00","author":"Mohamed Reehaan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mvbiztimes","twitter_site":"@mvbiztimes","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mohamed Reehaan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248"},"author":{"name":"Mohamed Reehaan","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/a0eedc1134716e7c8e4da095494670c2"},"headline":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles","datePublished":"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248"},"wordCount":151,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["Aviation","Aviation Industry","Seychelles"],"articleSection":["PUBLIC SECTOR"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248","url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248","name":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles - Maldives Business Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2023-06-13T13:54:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6248#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maldives signs four key agreements with Seychelles"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/","name":"Maldives Business Times","description":"Maldives Business Times delivers timely and in-depth English news on business, economy, and breaking events in the Maldives.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#organization","name":"Maldives Business Times","url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/background_removed_image_x5KLRjOsQMGL6jgPS4Hiew.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/background_removed_image_x5KLRjOsQMGL6jgPS4Hiew.png","width":1312,"height":736,"caption":"Maldives Business Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mvbiztimes","https:\/\/x.com\/mvbiztimes"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/a0eedc1134716e7c8e4da095494670c2","name":"Mohamed Reehaan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ac0f3a9111db774c387735910f0eeee4432a0db79cc936fe00f3f0fb05f1af6c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ac0f3a9111db774c387735910f0eeee4432a0db79cc936fe00f3f0fb05f1af6c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mohamed Reehaan"},"url":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?author=4"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}