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Les Seychelles prennent le flambeau de la présidence du Conseil des Ministres de la COI20.09.2018
Les travaux de la 33ème session ordinaire du Conseil des ministres de la Commission de l’Océan Indien (COI) tenus à Balaclava, Maurice, ont pris fin jeudi dernier avec l’accession de la République des Seychelles à ... | read |
CUBA AND SEYCHELLES HAVE SPECIAL RELATIONS19.09.2018
The Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla,declared that,"Seychelles and Cuba have special relations despite being so distant geographically”. Minister Bruno made this statement during a bilateral meeting with ... | read |UNDP Report Ranks Seychelles Top in Africa
18.09.2018
The UNDP Human Development Report 2018, which was launched on Friday 14th September, has ranked Seychelles #1 in Africa in the Human Development Index (HDI)’s measurement of national achievements. A key indicator of human growth ... | read |African Union (AU) 19th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council Strongly backs the ACP Negotiating Mandate for Post-Cotonou Negotiations
17.09.2018
African Union (AU) 19th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council Strongly backs the ACP Negotiating Mandate for Post –Cotonou Negotiations The Seychelles delegation at the Council joined the chorus of voices calling for support of ... | read |Inaugural Session of the Seychelles Foreign Affairs Forum (SEYFAF)
17.09.2018
The inaugural session of the Seychelles Foreign Affairs Forum (SEYFAF) was held on 10th September 2018, in the Vice-President’s Conference Room as State House. The SEYFAF has been set up by the Department of Foreign ... | read |
Seychelles supports the call for a more performing African Union Commission14.09.2018
A two-day Retreat of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) came to an end at the seat of the AU. The Retreat, a Decision of the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of ... | read |Seychelles signs General Framework Agreement with Botswana
14.09.2018
Seychelles and Botswana, meeting in the margins of the 6th Retreat of the Executive Council of the African Union, signed a General Framework Agreement for cooperation. Signing on behalf of Botswana was Dr. Unity Dow, ... | read |Seychelles participates in the Archipelagic and Islands State Forum (AIS)
13.09.2018
Special Envoy of President of Seychelles for ASEAN, His Excellency Mr. Nico Barito, represented Seychelles in the 2nd Senior Official Preparatory Meeting of the AIS Forum, held in Jakarta on 6th September 2018. In his ... | read |Incident involving the Moroccan delegation at the Seychelles International Airport
07.09.2018
In relation to the recent report regarding the incident involving the Moroccan delegation at the Seychelles International Airport, the Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that an investigation into the incident has been launched ... | read |
First “Journee Du Souvenir Pondicherry-Seychelles” celebrated in India06.09.2018
More than 500 guests filled the auditorium of the University of Pondicherry on 27 August to mark the first “Journée du Souvenir Pondicherry-Seychelles” organized by the High Commission of Seychelles in India and Seychelles’ Honorary ... | read |Seychelles mourns the passing of Honorary Consul General, Mr Adil Iskaros
06.09.2018
President Faure has expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to the Iskaros family upon the passing away of Mr Adil Iskaros on Saturday. Mr Iskaros served as Honorary Consul and subsequently Honorary Consul General for ... | read |
High Commissioner Marie-Antoinette Rose-Quatre Accredited to Botswana03.09.2018
On 21st August 2018, High Commissioner Marie-Antoinette Rose-Quatre, presented her letters of accreditation to H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana at the Office of the President in Gaborone, Botswana. High ... | read |President Faure offers sympathies to Prime Minister Modi following disastrous flooding
19.08.2018
On behalf of the Government and People of Seychelles, President Faure offered sympathies to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, H.E. Narendra Modi, and the families who have been affected by the ... | read |President Faure joins other leaders in expressing his sadness following the demise of UN Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan
18.08.2018
Following the demise of the former United Nations Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, the President of Seychelles, Mr Danny Faure has conveyed on behalf of the Government and People of Seychelles our heartfelt condolences to ... | read |President Faure Extends Condolences to Italy
15.08.2018
President Faure offered his deepest condolences to the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, H.E. Giuseppe Conte, following the tragic incident in the city of Genoa where a motorway bridge collapsed, resulting in the ... | read |
Political Dialogue Meeting Between Seychelles and China10.08.2018
On 9th August 2018, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Barry Faure met with Mr. Chen Xiaodong, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Beijing for the 2nd Political Dialogue meeting between Seychelles ... | read |President Faure Extends Condolences to Indonesia
08.08.2018
President Faure has extended a message of condolences to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Joko Widodo, following the devastating earthquake that struck the islands of Lombok and Bali, claiming the lives ... | read |
Seychelles undergoes its first session with the United Nations Committee against Torture08.08.2018
As a party to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), Seychelles has the obligation to periodically report to the Committee against Torture on its achievements ... | read |President Danny Faure’s Statement at the 20th COMESA Summit, Lusaka, 18th – 19th July 2018 Boosting the region’s maritime infrastructure and security
30.07.2018
President Danny Faure has called for the Regional Economic Community to elevate its levels of engagement with regards to maritime infrastructure and maritime security. “Effecting real regional integration can be deemed a futile exercise, the ... | read |New Visa Procedure for Canada
25.07.2018
The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public of Seychelles that, effective from July 31, 2018, citizens between the ages of 14 and 79 years inclusively who apply to temporarily or permanently ... | read |