India and Seychelles, on Monday, agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation and give further push in ties in multiple areas, including human resource development and capacity building.
The subjects figured in the discussions between the visiting Seychelles president Danny Antoine Rollen Faure and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj here.
"Relationship which is deep-rooted & historical. EAM Sushma Swaraj calls on President of #Seychelles Danny Faure in New Delhi. Good discussions on expanding bilateral cooperation in all areas, specially capacity building, human resource development and people-to-people contacts," MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
Earlier in the day, the visiting dignitary was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is also a scheduled meeting between Modi and the visiting dignitary at Hyderabad House on Monday which will be followed by delegation level talks between two sides. The Prime Minister will also hand over a replica of Dornier Aircraft to the visiting dignitary. On Tuesday, the Seychelles President will arrive at Uttarakhand capital Dehradun, meet with the state Governor and also visit Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy. Faure has also visited Ahmedabad and Goa.Partnership going from strength to strength! EAM @SushmaSwaraj met with Foreign Minister of UAE, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Leaders exchanged views on consolidating our bilateral relationship across several sectors between thd two countries. pic.twitter.com/pgQlm7vYYO
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) June 25, 2018
