Africa-Press – Seychelles. The new Seychelles high commissioner to Sri Lanka, Lalatiana Accouche, presented her credentials to the Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a ceremony held at President’s House in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on June 30, 2023.
HC Accouche conveyed warm wishes from the Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, to President Wickremesinghe and the people of Sri Lanka.
President Wickremesinghe reciprocated by extending his best wishes to his Seychellois counterpart.
During a tête-à-tête with the Sri Lankan President, HC Accouche committed to elevate bilateral relations to new heights.
She also highlighted the importance of revitalising existing memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and exploring new avenues for collaboration.
In turn, President Wickremesinghe expressed his desire to forge stronger ties between the two nations, emphasising the potential of cultural exchanges as a means of enhancing the people to people connection.
Following the ceremony, the newly accredited high commissioner engaged in discussions with the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya.
They addressed the current bilateral cooperation and identified opportunities for revitalisation and enhanced collaboration across various sectors.
The two countries being small island developing states (Sids), emphasis was placed on the importance of joint collaboration in matters concerning climate change, which has a direct impact on Sids in the Indian Ocean region.
During her accreditation visit, HC Accouche in collaboration with the Seychelles honorary consul in Colombo, Dr Udeni Arawgoda, met with the Seychellois students in Sri Lanka.
This year Seychelles and Sri Lanka celebrate 35 years of diplomatic relations, established in October 1988.
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