Male: Malaysia has pledged to work out a solution to the issues surrounding the Maldives government's decision to annul the airport contract given to a consortium led by India's GMR Group and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB).
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman Friday met his Maldives counterpart Abdul Samad Abdulla on the issue and said later the sit-down was "fruitful", according to Haveeru online daily.
Following the Maldives government's decision Tuesday to scrap the contract for the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA), the Malaysian foreign minister along with MAHB managing director Basir Ahmed arrived in the Maldives Friday afternoon.
The Malaysian foreign minister expressed confidence that a solution can be sought out through discussions with the Maldives government.
01/12/12 ZeeNews
