LDS leadership gets ‘serious and productive’ meeting with President Faure |04 November 2016

Linyon Demokratik Seselwa leaders have described their meeting with President Danny Faure as “serious and productive”, saying they discussed “serious issues”.

Yesterday’s meeting at State House was the second between President Faure and his team and the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) leadership.

LDS leader Roger Mancienne told the local media that they “had a productive meeting” and “raised a number of subjects of concern to us which fall in the framework of promoting dialogue and promoting national unity”.

He added that they have also raised a problem that is of great concern to the LDS leadership. This is how the discussions that they have with the president are carried over into decisions made by the president.

“In that respect we have certainly raised our disappointment at the appointments of senior officials in government and in parastatal companies announced over the weekend. Because we feel in these instances the president departed from the spirit of our dialogue and the spirit of our principles that we have raised as important in these talks,” added Mr Mancienne.

He added that apart from that, they have raised other subjects such as other delinking issues, the Seychelles International Airport development with the involvement of an Abu Dhabi company, the cost of living, the cost of doing business in Seychelles, and also the tackling of corruption.

President Faure was accompanied by Vice-President Vincent Meriton, Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon, his diplomatic adviser Callixte D’Offay, and the Secretary of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohamed Afif.

The LDS team comprised its leader Mr Mancienne, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Wavel Ramkalawan, elected member of the National Assembly for Anse Etoile Ahmed Afif, Simone de Commarmond and Antony Derjacques.

The first meeting was held on October 19, 2016.