Seychelles and India to further collaboration in priority areas   |24 November 2023

Minister Radegonde in a tête-à-tête with Dr Ubramanyan Jaishankar at Hyderabad House (Photo: Contributed)

Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Sylvestre Radegonde was received by the Minister for External Affairs of India, Honourable Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, India, yesterday.

Discussions between the two ministers focused on the further strengthening of the bilateral relations between Seychelles and India, as well as regional and international issues of interest to both countries.

During the meeting, the two sides signed two memoranda of understanding (MoU) – one for grant financing by India for the implementation of high impact community development projects for the total amount of R42 million, and an MoU for cooperation in the field of youth and sports.

Minister Radegonde and his delegation, which consists of Lalatiana Accouche, Seychelles high commissioner to India, and officials of the foreign affairs department, also visited the Lalit Suri hospitality school where discussions were held with chief executive Vivek Shukla on future collaboration in the tourism field.

Minister Radegonde also had fruitful interactions with the three Seychelles honorary consuls in India, namely Sesha Sai from Chennai, Reddy Vasu Venkate from Bengaluru and Nandu Belani from Kolkata.

The visit of Minister Radegonde to India will pave the way to consolidate further the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

Press release from the department of Foreign Affairs