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Maldives–Russia relations are thebilateral relations between theRepublic of Maldives and theRussian Federation. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 14 September 1966.[1] The Maldives recognized the Russian Federation as thesuccessor state of theSoviet Union on 31 December 1991.[2]
Both the countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs kept regular dialogue and in March 1995 the Russian Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, A. Chernyshev, had a meeting with the Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs,Fathulla Jameel.[2] The Protocol of political consultations between both Foreign Affairs ministries were signed in March 2004.
On the sidelines of the66th session of theUnited Nations General Assembly, Russian Foreign Deputy Minister,Mikhail Bogdanov, had a meeting with Maldivian Foreign Minister,Ahmed Naseem.[2]
In February 2019, Maldives established an embassy in Russia and in July 2021, Russia signed an agreement to establish a Consulate General inMalé.[2][3]
On 25 June 2019,Maldivian Foreign MinisterAbdulla Shahid andRussian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov signed an agreement on Mutual Exception of Visa Requirements, where Maldivians can go into Russia without a visa for 90 days, and Russians can go to Maldives without a visa for 90 days but both will need apassport that hasn't been expired.[4][5]
On 23 December 2024, Russia appointed Aleksei M. Idamkin as the first Consular General to the Maldives.[6]
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