Tuesday's meeting between Seychelles' Youth Assembly members and the Omani students

A delegation of nine students from Oman met with Youth Assembly members on Tuesday August 26,  in a follow-up to the weekend's youth festival.

Held at the National Youth Centre, the meeting was aimed at encouraging dialogue between the two youth groups, particularly to make comparisons between their respective youth parliaments. 

The exchange session featured an open dialogue on topics such as the parliament's selection of members, eligible age for participation, and operation of their various youth councils.

On behalf of the Seychelles National Youth Assembly, speaker Clifford Andre welcomed the Omani students and thanked them for their participation.  Speaker Andre said the experience definitely broadened the Seychellois youth parliament members' knowledge on how the Omani youth parliament operates.    

The delegation, headed by education official Mohammed Al Shidhani, said that during their one-week stay in the country, they had learned and experienced many new things that will surely remain memorable souvenirs.

To express their appreciation, Mr Al Shidhani presented the youth parliament with a gift of an Omani Mandoos, a wooden box meant to keep valuables.

The box contains a book and the name of the educational institute in Oman as a symbol of how education of the youth must be valued.

Besides taking part in the youth festival activities and meeting youth parliament members, the Omani delegation also visited various sites on Mahe.  The delegation expressed fascination towards the beauty of the natural environment in Seychelles, which they said is very different from their own. 

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