The honorable Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, distinguished members of both delegations, members of the media, ladies and gentlemen, As-salamu alaykum and a very warm welcome. It is a great honor and pleasure to warmly welcome the honorable Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim and his delegation to the Maldives. Prime Minister's visit to the Maldives reciprocates the fruitful engagements we had during my official visit to Malaysia in April 2025. His visit today further strengthens the enduring friendship and the 58-year diplomatic partnership between our two brotherly nations. Prime Minister and I held very fruitful discussions today on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. We reviewed progress in implementing our existing frameworks, explored new areas for partnership, and welcomed the important advances made in our strategic relationship. I particularly welcome the renewed momentum in high-level engagements between our two countries. Prime Minister and I agreed to maintain regular consultations and closer coordination on matters of mutual interest, including through multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Commonwealth. Today, we also witnessed the exchange of new cooperation agreements in two important areas, which are defense cooperation and Islamic affairs. These agreements open new avenues for practical cooperation and further strengthen the institutional foundations of our bilateral relationship. Malaysia has long been an important partner in the development of Maldivian human resources. I expressed my deep appreciation to the government of Malaysia for its continued support through the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program and for expanding higher education scholarships opportunities for Maldivians. We also discussed strengthening institutional partnerships between higher education institutions in our two countries. We agreed to work toward towards greater visa facilitation expanded scholarship opportunities and joint research initiatives. I also conveyed my appreciation to the Malaysian government for the continued care and hospitality they extended to the Maldivian community in Malaysia. We discussed practical ways to ease some of the challenges faced by our people particularly Maldivian students and patients seeking specialized health care in Malaysia. Tourism remains another important bridge between our two peoples. We agreed to deepen cooperation in tourism promotion the halal industry cultural exchanges and Muslim-friendly travel. We will also work together to increase tourism flows between our two countries and promote sustainable eco-tourism creating great opportunities for people-to-people connections and mutually beneficial economic activity. On trade and investment we explored concrete pathways to further expand economic cooperation. Importantly, we agreed to initiate negotiations for a preferential trade agreement which has the potential to create new opportunities for businesses in both countries. I have also invited the Malaysian government and Malaysian businesses to explore investment opportunities in the Maldives, particularly in strategic sectors including renewable energy digital infrastructure, construction, and Islamic finance. On the international stage, the Maldives and Malaysia continue to stand together united by our shared Islamic values and our common com- commitment to justice peace, and human dignity. In this regard we reiterated our unequivocal and steadfast solidarity with the Palestinian people and their legitimate right to self-determination and an independent and sovereign state based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. I congratulated Malaysia on its highly successful chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025. I also conveyed to the Prime Minister the Maldives' strong commitment to closer engagement and partnership with ASEAN. As we look towards COP 31 in Turkey in November, we reaffirmed our shared resolve to address the serious threat posed by climate change. For the Maldives and other small island developing states, climate change is not a distant challenge. It is an immediate reality. We therefore underscored the urgent need for predictable accessible, and adequate climate adaptation finance for seeds while maintaining the collective effort to keep the rise in global temperatures below the critical 1.5° threshold. Prime Minister, your visit today is a strong reaffirmation of the deep fraternal bonds, mutual respect, and trust that defines relationship between the Maldives and Malaysia. The Maldives and Malaysia are not only close friends, we are brothers, bound by shared values, shared aspirations, and a shared commitment to a better future. I thank you, Prime Minister, for your unwavering friendship and for the continued support of Malaysia to the Maldives. I wish you, the government, and the friendly people of Malaysia continued prosperity, progress, and success. Thank you.