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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Fifteen honorary consuls based in Seychelles have been briefed on the changes being made to the Foreign Affairs department and its future plans in a meeting with the minister on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was in fact the first meeting between the consular corps and the Minister for Foreign affairs, Sylvestre Radegonde, since he took office in 2020.<\/p>\n

The minister said that the meeting would have taken place much earlier, but was delayed because of the restrictions in place due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

“Oftentimes, you the consular corps are left behind, as the government tends to meet more with the diplomatic corps, but I wanted to get you involved as well and so that is why I hope to have such meetings on a quarterly basis from now on,” said Radegonde.<\/p>\n

There are 27 honorary consuls representing different countries based in Seychelles and 88 Seychelles’ honorary consuls overseas.<\/p>\n

Radegonde said that one of the changes being made is for a more streamlined diplomatic corps with a focus on nations that can provide benefits to Seychelles in various areas.<\/p>\n

“In fact, looking at Europe, I do not think we need the three embassies that we currently have and we can only have one office to serve that region,” said Radegonde.<\/p>\n

Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, currently has embassies in Paris, London and Brussels.<\/p>\n

Faced with a financial crisis due to the COVID-19, in November 2020, the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, announced the closure of the embassies in Cuba, Sri Lanka and Geneva to reduce expenses.<\/p>\n

Another subject discussed was the creation of a new unit within the Consular Affairs Division, headed by Jacques Belle. Under the division, a diaspora unit was set up in July 2021, to help Seychelles keep track of its citizens living abroad.<\/p>\n

The unit was set up to recognise the important role that Seychellois nationals living overseas can play in the socio-economic development of the island nation. In January 2022, a total of 1,182 Seychellois living overseas had registered.<\/p>\n

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