Seychelles Foreign minister to hold talks with his Indian counterpart to bolster India-Seychelles bilateral engagement

Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi warm welcomed to FM Sylvestre Radegonde of Seychelles as he arrives in New Delhi for his first visit to as Foreign Minister. Seychelles Foreign minister will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Jaishankar to bolster India-Seychelles bilateral engagement.

New Delhi: Minister of Seychelles Sylvestre Radegonde arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday and will meet the External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, to review India-Seychelle's bilateral engagement in various fields on Thursday.

Taking to X (previous known as Twitter), EAM spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said,"Warm welcome to FM Sylvestre Radegonde of Seychelles as he arrives in New Delhi for his first visit to as Foreign Minister. Substantive discussions on strengthening the partnership lies ahead".

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  Substantive discussions on strengthening the 🇮🇳-🇸🇨 partnership lies ahead. pic.twitter.com/awYqPdIda9

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  — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) November 22, 2023

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  Warm welcome to FM Sylvestre Radegonde of Seychelles as he arrives in New Delhi for his first visit to 🇮🇳 as Foreign Minister.
  
  Substantive discussions on strengthening the 🇮🇳-🇸🇨 partnership lies ahead. pic.twitter.com/awYqPdIda9

  — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) November 22, 2023

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Seychelles, Sylvestre Radegonde, is on an official visit to New Delhi from 22 to 24 November. This is the first visit of Minister Radegonde to India as Foreign Minister India and Seychelles enjoy cordial bilateral relations buttressed by the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘SAGAR’ - Security and Growth for All in the Region. Minister Radegonde’s visit will further strengthen ties between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs said in the statement.

PM Modi’s SAGAR intends to strengthen economic and security cooperation with its maritime neighbors while also assisting in developing their maritime security capabilities. The state’s visit to India marks another African state developing relations with India after visits from the President of Tanzania and Vice-President of the Dominican Republic.

This could be a further move to develop BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) union participation after the addition of African states Egypt and Ethiopia as well as Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.