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Vice-President Meriton meets with the Korean Ambassador.30.04.2019
Vice-President Vincent Meriton in his capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Lim Hoon-Min, today at Maison Queau de Quincy. “We are like-minded nations with ... | read |
Le Président Faure exprime sa solidarité aux Comores après le passage du cyclone Kenneth29.04.2019
Le Président Danny Faure a exprimé ce lundi sa solidarité au peuple comorien suite au passage du cyclone Kenneth dans l’archipel qui a provoqué des pertes en vies humaines et d’importants dégâts matériels. Dans un ... | read |
PIRACY ATTACK OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA: Suspects have been transferred to the Seychelles Authorities27.04.2019
EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta transferred five suspects to Seychellois authorities after responding to piracy attacks on 21 April 2019. Spanish flagship ESPS Navarra transported the five suspected pirates to Seychelles on the afternoon of ... | read |
President Faure sends message of condolence to Mozambique27.04.2019
President Faure has sent a message of condolence to the President of the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, upon hearing of the destructive impact of cyclone Kenneth which has resulted in the ... | read |
President Faure congratulates newly elected President of Ukraine26.04.2019
President Faure has conveyed a warm congratulatory message to the newly elected President of the Republic Of Ukraine, H.E. Volodymyr Zelensky. “I am convinced that the trust and confidence that the Ukrainian people have ... | read |
SADC Consultant in Seychelles for Mid Term Review26.04.2019
A consultant from Southern African Development Community (SADC), Professor Bakari Mohammed is on a 2-day working visit in Seychelles from 24 to 25 April 2019, for a mid-term review of SADC programmes under implementation in ... | read |
President Faure sends message of condolence to South Africa.25.04.2019
President Faure extends his condolences to the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa upon hearing of the tragic news of floods and mudslides in the city of Durban and the lower ... | read |
Travel Advisory to Sri Lanka23.04.2019
Seychellois intending to travel to Sri Lanka are advised to refrain from doing so for the moment. The state of emergency that was imposed on Sunday by the government of Sri Lanka as a measure ... | read |
Indian Naval officers pays courtesy visit to Vice President Meriton23.04.2019
A delegation of Indian naval officers headed by Commander Kunal Towari, paid a courtesy call to Vice President Meriton today. The Indian naval officers are here on a four-day visit on board the Indian navy ... | read |
Sri Lanka Explosions: Seychellois are safe21.04.2019
The Department of Foreign Affairs, following the explosions in Sri Lanka early this morning, has contacted the Seychelles High Commission in Colombo to find out about their safety and the safety of Seychellois in Sri ... | read |
President Faure extends condolences to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka21.04.2019
President Faure has sent a message of condolence to the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, following the tragic news of the Easter Day bomb blasts at ... | read |
The official launch of the UN Country Retreat, 17 April to 19 April 201918.04.2019
A delegation of 29 UN representatives from various UN organisations are meeting in Seychelles this week for the UN Country retreat which was officially launched on Wednesday 17, April. In her welcome speech, the Resident ... | read |
Secretary of State Barry Faure delivers opening remarks at the launch of the UNFPA report16.04.2019
The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and of the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure delivered the opening remarks at the launch of the UNFPA’s State of the World Population 2019 report, today at Savoy ... | read |
Le Président Faure exprime la solidarité des Seychelles suite à l’incendie de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris16.04.2019
Suite à l’incendie, lundi soir, de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris en travaux, le Président Danny Faure a adressé ce mardi un message au Président Emmanuel Macron de la France, dans lequel il exprime le ... | read |
L’Ambassadeur du Maroc remet un message de son Ministre au Secrétaire d’Etat B. Faure16.04.2019
L’Ambassadeur Barry Faure, Secrétaire d’État chargé des Affaires étrangères et de l’Economie Bleue, a reçu ce lundi à la Maison Queau de Quinssy, l’Ambassadeur Mohammed Benjilany, porteur d’un message de son Excellence Monsieur Nasser Bourita, ... | read |
Seychelles participates at the Seventh Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)15.04.2019
Mr. Kenneth Racombo, Principal Secretary in the Office of the Vice President, led the Seychelles delegation to the Extraordinary meeting of the COMESA Council of Ministers that took place on April 5, 2019 in Lusaka, ... | read |
The Royal Navy’s maritime training ends with a closing ceremony.12.04.2019
After nearly two weeks of the Integrated Maritime Mission Planning and Tactical Craft Training carried out by the British Peace Support Team (East Africa) from the International Maritime Training Team from the Royal Navy (RNIMTT), ... | read |
African Union Representatives Working Mission in Seychelles to discuss Blue Economy12.04.2019
On Wednesday 10th April, 2019 a group of experts from the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) arrived in Seychelles on a working visit. Professor Ahmed El-Sawalhi, Director of AU-IBAR and Dr. Mohamed ... | read |
Le Vice-Président Meriton préside une réunion de travail de la COI11.04.2019
Le Vice- Président Vincent Meriton, a présidé ce jeudi à la Maison Quéau de Quinssy, en sa qualité de président en exercice du Conseil des ministres de la Commission de l’Océan Indien, une réunion ... | read |
Rear Admiral of the EUNAVFOR pays a courtesy call to Ambassador Faure10.04.2019
The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and of the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure, has received Rear Admiral Ricardo A. Hernandez Lopez of the European Union Naval Force ATALANTA (EUNAVFOR) on 10 April. Since ... | read |