The South African delegation in a souvenir photograph with Minister Radegonde and his team from the department of Foreign Affairs |04 March 2022

President Ramkalawan with the two special envoys of the President of South Africa (Photo: Joena Meme)

President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday received the deputy Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, and Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, two special envoys of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, for a courtesy call at State House.

Mr Botes and Ambassador Nhlapo are in Seychelles to formally convey a special message on behalf of their President, whereby South Africa wishes to reinforce the bilateral cooperation that already exists with the government of Seychelles nationally as well as at multi-lateral level.

President Ramkalawan welcomed both Mr Botes and Ambassador Nhlapo to Seychelles shores and reciprocated the interest for the two countries to find new avenues of cooperation and to further cement the bond of friendship between Seychelles and South Africa. There, President Ramkalawan proposed further cooperation in trade among other possibilities.

Also present at the meeting were the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde; the principal secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Vivienne Fock Tave; and Third Secretary/ Desk Officer for South Africa, Nisha Serret.

The two special envoys were accompanied by the chief director East Africa, Tselane Mokuena, the head of the office of deputy Minister Botes, Justin De Allende.

Press release from the Office of the President