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EASF Receives Prestigious Africa Peace Award06.02.2020
The Eastern Africa Standby Force was on 24th January, 2019, in a ceremony at the EASF Secretariat in Nairobi, presented with a Prestigious Africa Peace Award by the United Religions Initiative (URl) - Africa. URI ... | read |
President Faure sends message of condolence to Kenya05.02.2020
On behalf of the government and the people of Seychelles, President Danny Faure, extended a message of condolence to H.E Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, upon hearing of the sad ... | read |
Press Conference on upcoming workshop on “The Transformation & Modernization of Data Management”05.02.2020
Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Technology Innovation (NISTI), Mr. Xavier Estico, led a press conference on Tuesday 4 ... | read |
Swiss Ambassador pays courtesy call on PS Confait05.02.2020
Yesterday, the newly accredited Ambassador to the Confederation of Switzerland, H.E Chasper Sarrot, called on the Principal Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Marina Confait today at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. Dr. ... | read |
Joint Press Communiqué between Department of Foreign Affairs and Agency for National Resource Development (ANHRD)03.02.2020
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Agency for National Resource Development (ANHRD) would like to confirm that the two Seychellois students in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Novel Coronavirus, have been safely transferred to ... | read |
Pluies diluviennes à Madagascar: Le Président Faure exprime sa solidarité et présente ses condoléances29.01.2020
Le Président Danny Faure a exprimé sa solidarité au peuple frère malagasy à la suite des pluies diluviennes qui sont tombées dans le pays occasionnant des morts, des dégâts matériels et de nombreux sinistrés. Selon ... | read |
Travel Advisory to China29.01.2020
The Department of Foreign Affairs is in accord with the Ministry of Health in its recent travel advisory to China, due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Seychelles ... | read |
Joint Secretary of the Republic of India makes courtesy call to PS Confait24.01.2020
The new Joint Secretary of the Indian Ocean Region of the Republic of India, H.E Mr. Amit Narang, paid a courtesy call to the Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Marina Confait, at Maison ... | read |
Indian naval ship hands over Hydrography Charts of Seychelles’ EEZ17.01.2020
Vice-President Vincent Meriton, today attended the handing over ceremony of Hydrography Charts of the Seychelles’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), on-board a Hydrography Indian Naval Ship ‘INS Darshak.’ Also present at the ceremony, was Minister ... | read |
President Faure extends condolence to Oman13.01.2020
On behalf of the government and the people of Seychelles, President Danny Faure extended a message of condolence to His Majesty, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al -Said, Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, the Royal ... | read |
President Faure sends condolence messages after tragic plane crash10.01.2020
President Danny Faure has sent his condolences to the H.E. Mr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, after learning of the tragic plane crash of Ukraine International airlines flights 752 earlier ... | read |
Accreditation of Seychelles sixth Ambassador to the Holy See10.01.2020
Upon Her Excellency, Ambassador Beryl Samson presentation of her Credentials at the Vatican, His Holiness Pope Francis articulated his wish to promote a culture of dialogue as the pathway, joint collaboration as the conduct and ... | read |
Sri Lankan High Commissioner pays farewell visit to Vice President Vincent Meriton08.01.2020
The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Seychelles, H.E. Dr. Tikiri Herath Gunathilake paid a farewell visit to Vice President Vincent Meriton and the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy, ... | read |
Ambassador Barry Faure receives Commanding Officer of the INS Darshak31.12.2019
Today at Maison Queau de Quinssy, Ambassador Barry Faure, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy met with Captain J. Gurumani, the Commanding Officer of the INS Darshak, a hydrographic survey vessel. Captain ... | read |
President Faure sends congratulatory message on Cuban Liberation Day30.12.2019
President Danny Faure has extended a congratulatory message to H.E Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba, on the occasion of his country’s Liberation Day. “On behalf of the government of ... | read |
Ambassadors’ Retreat 2019 draws to a close23.12.2019
Friday 20 December 2019, marked the last day of the Ambassadors Retreat 2019, with a closing ceremony at the Savoy Resort & Spa. In his capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice President Vincent Meriton ... | read |
Le Président Faure adresse ses félicitations au nouveau Président Tebboune d’Algérie19.12.2019
Le Président Danny Faure a adressé au nouveau président algérien, Monsieur Abdelmadjid Tebboune, un message de félicitations, après que le Conseil constitutionnel a publié lundi soir les résultats définitifs de la présidentielle du 12 décembre, ... | read |
State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China on official visit tomorrow17.12.2019
H.E. Mr. Wang Yong, State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China, who is currently on a tour in Africa, will be paying an official visit to Seychelles tomorrow, Wednesday 18 December 2019. His ... | read |
The Seychelles Ambassadors’ Retreat 2019 begins today16.12.2019
Today kick starts the Seychelles Ambassadors’ annual retreat, which was officially launched by Vice President Vincent Meriton, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. This year’s retreat themed “Connect & Engage”, taking place on Monday 16 December ... | read |
President Faure sends congratulatory message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson13.12.2019
President Faure has sent a congratulatory message to H.E. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “On behalf of the government and the people ... | read |