Minister Radegonde meets EU’s director general for maritime affairs and fisheries |10 September 2022

Mrs Vitcheva in a souvenir photo with Minister Radegonde

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Sylvestre Radegonde received Charlina Vitcheva, director general at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, earlier this week at the Maison Quéau de Quinssy.

Mrs Vitcheva took part in the Blue Invest Africa event from September 7-8, 2022 at the Eden Bleu hotel. Seychelles is the first country in Africa to host the event which is usually held in Europe.

The meeting was an opportunity for Mrs Vitcheva to brief Minister Radegonde on the Blue Invest Africa event, which she described as being business orientated and focused on sustainable development.

During the meeting, Minister Radegonde and Mrs Vitcheva discussed issues concerning multilateralism and regional and international cooperation that can benefit Seychelles and the European Union (EU).

They also touched on the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) Agreement, which Mrs Vitcheva defined as “the most important tuna agreement for Europe” and commended Seychelles for being one of the best implementers of the agreement.

The two leaders agreed to support each other in international fora on matters of common concern, such as the threat of climate change, among others.

Mrs Vitcheva was accompanied to the meeting by the head of the EU delegation accredited to Seychelles, Ambassador Vincent Degert, who on his part, discussed the ongoing collaboration between

Seychelles and the EU and the preparations for the EU political dialogue scheduled to take place in

October 2022.

Also present at the meeting were principal secretary for foreign affairs, Ambassador Vivianne Fock

Tave, and high officials of the foreign affairs department.

Press release from the foreign affairs department