Minister Sylvestre Radegonde meets Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell |12 November 2022
Minister Radegonde shaking hands with the Rt. Hon Mr Andrew Mitchell MP
During his visit to London to attend the World Travel Market UK, Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Sylvestre Radegonde met with The Rt. Hon Mr. Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of State (Development and Africa) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, on November 10, 2022.
The meeting between the two ministers highlighted the exchanges that marked the long history of cooperation between Seychelles and the United Kingdom.
Minister Mitchell also congratulated Seychelles’ historic democratic transition after the October 2020 election and recognised the steadfast leap of Seychelles in promoting and supporting democratic practices that are equally at the centre of the UK’s national and global agendas.
Minister Radegonde briefed Minister Mitchell on Seychelles’ efforts in reviving its tourism sector and emphasised the vulnerabilities of small island developing states (Sids).
The high-income status is artificial and not reflective of the reality of Sids, like in the case of Seychelles. Therefore, Seychelles reiterates the need for the implementation of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI). GDP per capita alone should not be used to measure the development of a country and as a tool to access concessionary financing for our development needs,” said Minister Radegonde.
Minister Radegonde also met with Daniel Murphy, acting Head of the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC), to discuss cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles, especially UK’s support for anti-corruption and prevention of financial crimes.
In attendance at the meeting were Patrick Lynch, British High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles, Patsy Moustache, acting High Commissioner of the Republic of Seychelles in the United Kingdom, and other senior officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Press release from the foreign affairs department