The joint military training exercise by Maldives and India, “Exercise Ekuverin” (Ex Ekuverin) has concluded in India.

Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said that the program conducted from 7-20 October in Pune, India focused on military cooperation between the two countries and ran exercises on counter terrorism to gain experience.

MNDF said that the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Brigadier General, Wais Waheed, visiting India to observe the program attended its closing ceremony today and met with the Maldivian military contingent.

The annual training program Ex Ekuverin has been running since 2009 with experts from both countries sharing their expertise with the participants. Last year, the program was held in the Maldives at Lhaviyani Atoll Maafilaafushi.