PM Modi Meets Seychelles President Patrick Herminie
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at Hyderabad House on Monday. Earlier, the President of Seychelles paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also appealed to President Herminie and appreciated India’s support to MAHASAGAR Vision.
President Herminie arrived in the national capital on Sunday after completing her duties in Chennai and Mumbai as part of her ongoing State Visit to India. His visit, which will continue until February 10, is his first trip to India since assuming office in October 2025 and coincides with the celebrations of 50 years of diplomatic relations between India and Seychelles.
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The MEA underlined the strategic importance of Seychelles to India, describing the island nation as an important maritime neighbor and an important partner of Vision MAHASAGAR, and emphasized New Delhi’s commitment to cooperation with the Global South.
President Herminie is expected to meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her stay in New Delhi. It is expected that the meetings will strengthen bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
In Chennai, Herminie, along with Seychelles Health Minister Marvin Nolan Fanny, met SIMS Hospital Chairman Ravi Pachamuthu to discuss a collaborative roadmap to strengthen healthcare in Seychelles through super-specialty support, hospital infrastructure development, digital health integration, workforce support, affordable medicines and expansion of dialysis.
In Mumbai, he met the President of Seychelles, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and attended the India-Seychelles Business Roundtable to explore investment and cooperation opportunities. The meeting focused on maritime trade, blue economy and sustainable development.
