A possible visa waiver agreement between Kuwait and Seychelles and the creation of an air link so that there can be more travel between the two countries were part of discussions held between the Ambassador of Kuwait to Seychelles and President Wavel Ramkalawan recently.
Ambassador Mubarak Mohammad Alsehaijan paid a courtesy call on Ramkalawan at State House.
Alsehaijan told reporters that in his meeting with Ramkalawan various areas of continued cooperation between the two countries had been discussed.
"We are looking at finding a way to have visa-free travel between Seychelles and Kuwait, and we are hoping that this can be done within two years," he said.
The ambassador added that a visa waiver agreement and an air link would bring more travellers to and from both countries, business and leisure.
The cooperation between the two countries has mainly been with the Kuwait Fund which provides funds to help developing countries finance their development projects.
Seychelles and the international institution established ties in 1985 and the Kuwait Fund has financed fishery and sewage projects and provided financial assistance worth $12 million for infrastructure projects and grants worth $1.5m. Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, established diplomatic relations with Kuwait in 1988.
Meanwhile, the ambassador also met with Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sylvestre Radegonde, and among the subjects discussed was the possibility of signing a general cooperation agreement, which will provide the mechanism for collaboration in various mutually beneficial areas.
"Ambassador Alsehaijan emphasised that Seychelles has the potential to benefit from investors from Kuwait, especially in the sectors of trade and tourism, by initiating a visit that could be organised by the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce for representatives of the private sector of the two countries to meet," a statement from the Seychelles government said.
Cooperation in the field of tourism, which is the top contributor to the Seychelles economy, was also discussed.
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