President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has congratulated the 46th President of America, Joseph R Biden, earlier tonight.
Congratulations to Pres. @JoeBiden and VP @KamalaHarris on their inauguration respectively as the 46th President and 49th Vice Pres. of the US.
— Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (@ibusolih) January 20, 2021
Maldives and US are friends and partners and we look forward to working with you to grow our friendship and further our shared values.
President Solih highlighted the shared values between the countries and mentioned that Maldives and the US are friends and partners. He shared a message of hope in working with President Biden to grow the friendship between the two countries.
President Biden was sworn in a heavily guarded ceremony, which took place on the steps of the Capitol Hill. His inaugural speech was one of hope and unity in the face of the crises of Covid-19 and economic downturn. President Biden has who has called climate change the “existential threat of our time,” is expected to rejoin the Paris accords on his first day in office.