Our strategic interests lie with India:
Male, Nov 17 The Maldives' primary strategic interests lie with India and there is nothing that can change this plain fact, says the new foreign minister of the Indian Ocean country that installed a democratic regime last week after three decades of one-man rule.
India and the United States enjoy ``mature bilateral relations'' and there is a need for further strengthening economic and trade ties through vibrant partnership and join ventures, US Ambassador Nancy J Powell said today.