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Seychelles President to visit India | The President of the Republic of Seychelles, James Alix Michel, will undertake a three-day visit of India from June 1 to June 3. This will be
his second visit to India.He had earlier visited India in 2005. Briefing the media
about the visit, the government''s official spokesman, Vishnu Prakash, described
Seychelles as a fellow Commonwealth country and also as an Indian Ocean Rim state.
He said that India and Seychelles enjoy close, friendly and cooperative ties that
have been underlined by "very good mutual understanding and cooperation which
has been growing over the years." Mr. Prakash further said that as a preparatory
to the visit, a number of new initiatives were being considered, which would now
be operationalised, including a school library project, supply of buses, technology
development centre in Seychelles for small and medium enterprises, human resource
development. He also said that India has been cooperating closely with Seychelles,
assisting them in training, including of diplomats. "India has been extending
wholesome support and cooperation to Seychelles, including in development of infrastructure
and enhancing its security capabilities. In fact, security and defence cooperation
is one of the important aspects of our engagement which extends to assistance
in training, supply of defence hardware and so on. I would like to particularly
note that an IT centre at the request of the Government of Seychelles, is being
set up at the cost of Rs.4 crore which would be operationalised soon," Prakash
said. "Seychelles has also put the Pan-African E-Network to very good use, effectively
utilizing the tele-medicine and tele-education facilities which connect them to
designated Indian super-specialty hospitals and universities. They are also utilizing
close to two dozen ITEC training slots annually," he added. Prakash said there
is a lot of goodwill for India in Seychelles. "Close to ten per cent of the population
in Seychelles is of Indian origin. Their currency is called Seychelles Rupee.
We are also exploring now possibilities to enhance our synergies. A business delegation
from Seychelles is accompanying the President to precisely do so," he said. |
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