Chief of Defence Force, Major General Abdulla Shamaal has met with the Commander of the United States Army Pacific, General Robert B. Brown.

The meeting took place as the Chief of Defence Force, Shamaal’s visit to the US to take part in the LANPAC Symposium and Exhibition 2019 in Hawaii; to improve the relationship between the armies of the countries of the Indian Pacific Ocean from 21 to 23 May.

The Maldivian Chief of Defence Force took to Twitter tonight stating that he had a fruitful call on the Commander US Army Pacific during the LANPAC Symposium in Hawaii and discussed new avenues of cooperation, and enhancing the interactions between the two armed forces, as well as obtaining new opportunities for the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) from the US.