Opportunities for Sri Lankan professionals and skilled workers in Seychelles highlighted

COLOMBO: Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has assured the outgoing High Commissioner of Seychelles the early resumption of medical tourism for the people from Seychelles, the Foreign Ministry said.

It said the outgoing High Commissioner Conrad Vincent Mederic called on Foreign Minister Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on Friday.

The high commissioner has commended on the state of the art service rendered by hospitality and health industries of Sri Lanka by which several people of Seychelles benefit annually.

The Foreign Minister complemented High Commissioner Mederic for his outstanding and significant contributions toward enhancing Sri Lanka–Seychelles relations during his tenure including the presidential visits in 2017 and 2018 as the first High Commissioner of Seychelles to Sri Lanka.

Foreign Minister Gunawardena reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment to enhance close collaboration in areas of trade, agriculture medical tourism, blue economy, hospitality, financial sector and information technology.

While offering New Year greetings to the people of Sri Lanka from the President and the Foreign Minister of Seychelles, High Commissioner Mederic underlined the importance of fruitful cooperation between Sri Lanka and Seychelles which has a huge potential to reach new heights in the post Covid world.

The high commissioner also apprised the opportunities open for Sri Lankan professionals and skilled workers in Seychelles in numerous fields such as in education, health, financial and tourism sectors.