Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in May 2026, Ada Derana reported on Saturday. Specific dates and the agenda for the visit have not yet been disclosed.
The planned visit signals warming ties between Colombo and Malé under the Dissanayake administration. Muizzu, who took office in November 2023 on a platform of recalibrating the Maldives’ foreign relationships, has pursued a more balanced approach to regional diplomacy.
Sri Lanka and the Maldives share close geographic and cultural ties as Indian Ocean neighbours. The visit comes at a time when both countries are navigating the economic fallout from the Middle East energy crisis and the Trump tariff shock, which has disrupted trade and tourism across the region.
The Maldives, like Sri Lanka, is heavily dependent on tourism and imported fuel — making the Hormuz crisis a shared economic concern.
Further details on the visit’s agenda are expected in the coming weeks.
