Mr Valabhji (centre) and Mr Afif (right) with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa

A high level Government delegation has just returned from a working visit to Bahrain and Qatar aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties.

Led by the special economic adviser in the President’s Office Mukesh Valabhji, the delegation delivered to the heads of both countries a written message from President France Albert Rene on bilateral relations and ways to further bolster cooperation.

Mr Valabhji was accompanied by the principal secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning, Ahmed Afif.

In Bahrain, the delegation held talks with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa and other senior members of his Cabinet including the Minister for Finance Abdel Saif, member of the Prime Minister’s Court Shaikh Khaled bin Abdulla, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs Ahmed Al Mutaua as well as State Minister Abdel Nabi Al Shoala.

In Qatar, they met with the Chief of Amiri Diwan and adviser to the Emir of Qatar, Abdulla M S Al-Thani.

According to a communiqué from the President’s Office at State House both governments in Bahrain and Qatar had expressed great desire to continue to work towards improving bilateral ties and cooperation between Seychelles and their respective countries.

The delegation returned home on Sunday March 21.

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