Visit of Indonesian Delegation timely; now that Seychelles is finalizing its long term development plan for the next 15 years, says Minister Larose
March 12, 2018
On his official visit to Seychelles, Dr N. Hassan Wirajuda Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, Dr. Peter Larose at Liberty House.
Minister Larose welcomed and thanked Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia and his delegation for the courtesy visit.
Minister noted the long-standing diplomatic relationship between Seychelles and Indonesia, and pointed out that the visit of the delegation is timely given that Seychelles is in the process of finalizing its long-term development plan for the next 15 years.
Besides, employing its own resources to finance for the national development, Seychelles would need also the support of its development partners, and Indonesia is one of the key partners.
The Minister identified areas of possible cooperation and collaboration such as; Double Taxation Agreement, Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs), trade (import of commodities), infrastructure development, renewable energy, telecommunication, blue economy, air services, tourism, transport, and training.
In his closing remarks, Dr. Larose thanked Dr. Wirajuda and said “today’s meeting presents us with a great opportunity to convert our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) into commitments, which will help us in our aspirations to take the country forward. We look forward to enhancing the excellent relationship between our two countries for our people”.