President Faure sends condolences to the United States following shooting in Las Vegas

03.10.2017

Following the deadly shooting which took place in the city of Las Vegas President Danny Faure has sent a message of condolence to the President of the United States of America, H.E. Donald Trump.  In ... | read |

Accreditation of New Zambian High Commissioner

27.09.2017

The new High Commissioner of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Ms Brenda Muntemba, presented her credentials to President Danny Faure at State House this morning. President Faure welcomed the High commissioner and her delegation ... | read |

President Faure meets Regional Director of WHO AFRO

27.09.2017

The President of the Republic, Mr Danny Faure, met with the Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), Dr Matshidiso Moet, in the presence of Seychelles Minister for Health ... | read |

President Faure send congratulatory message to Chancellor Merkel following election win

25.09.2017

President Danny Faure has sent a message of congratulations to Mrs. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany following the electoral win of the Christian Democratic Union in the Federal Republic of Germany on ... | read |

President Faure elected head of SIDS energy and sustainable development initiative

25.09.2017

 President Danny Faure was today elected President of SIDS DOCK, the small island developing states initiative for renewable energy and sustainable development, for the coming year. The election took place at the third annual meeting ... | read |

Secretary-General thanks Seychelles for upholding UN values

25.09.2017

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres thanked Seychelles on Thursday for upholding UN values, especially as reflected in this year’s theme of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) annual General Debate. He was speaking at a meeting with President ... | read |

From small islands come big ideas, President Faure tells the world

25.09.2017

“From small islands come big ideas,” President Danny Faure told world leaders in New York yesterday. He was referring to action Seychelles has been taking in recent years to find innovative ways to fund ... | read |

Seychelles calls for urgent action in the face of worsening climate-related disasters

25.09.2017

President Danny Faure has urged the international community to take far more seriously the need to upscale the urgent action needed to prevent, prepare for, adapt to and recover from increasingly destructive climate-related disasters. The ... | read |

No peace and decent life without democracy, President Faure tells world leaders

25.09.2017

Achieving peace and a decent life for everyone cannot be realised without democracy and a concerted demonstration of will, President Danny Faure told world leaders at the United Nations in New York yesterday. This was the ... | read |

Seychelles calls for new partnerships to end AIDS

25.09.2017

 President Danny Faure yesterday called for a new paradigm of global partnerships based on a shared responsibility to end AIDS. He was speaking at a high-level event by UNAIDS at the United Nations in New York entitled “Fast Track: Quickening the ... | read |

SIDS-SIDS cooperation dominate President’s talks at the UN

25.09.2017

 Cooperation between island countries once again dominated President Danny Faure’s meetings at the United Nations General Debate in New York today. The President first met Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius to discuss matters of ... | read |

Seychelles strengthens ties with African SIDS at UN conference

25.09.2017

New York, 19 September 2017 - Seychelles strengthened relations with African small island developing states in the Indian and Atlantic oceans yesterday when President Danny Faure met with the President of Comoros and the Prime Minister of ... | read |

President Faure joins over 100 world leaders at UN meetings

19.09.2017

President Danny Faure joined more than 100 other heads of state and government in meetings at the United Nations in New York today in advance of the start on Tuesday of the UN General Assembly’s ... | read |

President to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

15.09.2017

President Danny Faure will be absent from the Republic from 16th to 24th September 2017, attending the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, being held in New York.As the Vice-President is already ... | read |

Seychelles an economic model for Africa, says President Trump

10.09.2017

President Donald Trump has described Seychelles as an economic model for Africa and noted its innovative financing initiatives to address its development needs and build a blue economy. The President was speaking through a prepared ... | read |

FS Morel represents Seychelles at TICAD in Maputo

31.08.2017

The Foreign Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Claude Morel, attended in the Post Ministerial TICAD Conference in Maputo, Mozambique, from 24th-26th August, 2017. The Conference was organized to acknowledge and deliberate on the ... | read |

High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Seychelles Accredited

30.08.2017

The new High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Seychelles, H.E. Mr Md Abdul Mannan Howlader, presented his credentials to President Danny Faure at State House this morning. President Faure congratulated H.... | read |

President Faure receives Secretary General of COMESA

30.08.2017

The Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Mr Sindiso Ngwenya, paid a courtesy visit to President Faure this morning at State House.Mr Sindiso Ngwenya is in the country ... | read |

Press Communique: VISA formalities

22.08.2017

As a matter of priority the Department of Foreign Affairs facilitates travel of Seychellois nationals by concluding visa waiver agreements. Today, the passport of the Republic of Seychelles is considered the best travel document to ... | read |

Strategic Decisions Emerge from the 37th Ordinary SADC Summit for Heads of States and Governments

22.08.2017

 Following two days of deliberations during the 37th SADC Summit for Heads of States and Government, numerous strategic decisions have emerged expecting to lead to new actions for the benefit of member states of the ... | read |