Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has conducted discussions with a delegation from Thailand on providing visa on arrival services for Maldivian nationals visiting Thailand.

The Minister met with the delegation yesterday, during an official visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina for the Second High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation.

The visa on arrival in Thailand will allow Maldivian nationals to forgo the prior visa processes while visiting Thailand for tourism, business or medical purposes. This visa would entail a 30 day visa for visits provided that the duration of stay is not longer than 90 days within a six month period.

Minister Shahid had highlighted that Thailand is an integral country for Maldivian businesses and added that several Thailand companies have investments in Maldives.