Maldives President Muizzu Woos China For More Tourists

New Delhi: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday appealed to China to "intensify" efforts to send more tourists to his country, amid a spate of cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists after a diplomatic row erupted over the derogatory remarks by his ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Muizzu, who is on a five-day state visit to China, termed China as the island nation's "closest" ally and praised its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects.Muizzu said that China "delivered the most significant infrastructure projects witnessed in Maldivian history".